Negi, who visited the rain-ravaged areas in Seraj meeting constituency on Friday, was greeted with indignant protesters, who have been towards the shifting of the School of Horticulture and Forestry from Thunag.
Purported movies displaying protesters with black flags hurling sneakers on the minister's automobile and attempting to gherao it have gone viral on the web.
The Congress stated all the incident was carried out with the patronage of the BJP.
Seraj is the meeting constituency of the chief of the opposition and former chief minister Jai Ram Thakur.
Mandi police on Saturday registered a case below sections 126 (2), 189 (2) [wrongful restraint], 190 [unlawful assembly], 191 (2) [rioting] of BNS, officers stated. BJP employees in Janjheli and Thunag areas of Seraj meeting constituency, which suffered large harm and losses within the latest floods, had joined the protest on Friday. Seraj BJP Mandal president, Bhishm Thakur, stated black flags have been proven to the minister in Janjheli and employees raised “return” slogans. He stated additionally they protested towards the shifting of the School of Horticulture and Forestry from Thunag.
Taking a dig on the Congress authorities within the state, former BJP state president Satpal Singh Satti slammed the income minister for visiting the disaster-affected space of Seraj after 26 days.
Locals additionally opposed the shifting of the faculty and confirmed black flags, he stated.
Addressing media individuals right here, he stated the protestors have been manhandled by the police, circumstances have been registered towards them and accused the federal government of suppressing the democratic rights of the folks.
As many as 15 folks died whereas 34 folks stay lacking following cloudburst, flash floods and landslides in Seraj, Nachan, Dharampur and Karsog meeting constituencies of Mandi districts on the intervening night time of June 30 and July 1. Seraj was probably the most affected within the state.
Negi's remarks that many components of the state have been affected however LoP Thakur was solely focused on his constituency, had drawn sharp reactions from the BJP.
On his half, Negi stated, “Peaceable conferences have been held at three locations and folks met me with their illustration at Thunag relaxation home on Friday for not shifting the School of Horticulture and Forestry from Thunag, and I advised them that the matter can be taken up with the federal government.”
Nevertheless, they pressed for an announcement in favour of their demand and tried to cease the automobile and raised slogans, which was not proper as their downside had already been heard, he stated.
He added that the horticulture school's location is unsafe, lacks hostel services, and even the scholars need the faculty to be shifted.
As many as 15 folks died whereas 34 folks stay lacking following cloudburst, flash floods and landslides in Seraj, Nachan, Dharampur and Karsog meeting constituencies of Mandi districts on the intervening night time of June 30 and July 1. Seraj was probably the most affected within the state.
Negi's remarks that many components of the state have been affected however LoP Thakur was solely focused on his constituency, had drawn sharp reactions from the BJP.
Terming the protests as a “well-planned conspiracy” of the BJP, Rural Improvement Minister Anirudh Singh and Technical Schooling Minister Rajesh Dharmani stated that it was not simply an insult to a minister but in addition a shame to the “democratic arrange, cultural dignity, and constitutional values” of the state.
In a joint assertion issued right here, they stated that Negi had gone to the Seraj area to evaluate the harm attributable to a latest pure catastrophe and to fulfill the affected households. Nevertheless, “some anti-social parts” behaved with him in a “premeditated and indecent method”.
“This whole incident seems to have taken place below the patronage of BJP leaders. The BJP has laid the inspiration for a particularly unlucky custom within the political historical past of the state, the implications of which may very well be fairly grave sooner or later,” the assertion added.
