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The opposition Congress alleged that the accused individual had affiliations with the Bharatiya Janata Party
Nevertheless, the ruling party refuted these allegations."A viral video from Sidhi district has come to my notice....I have instructed the
administration to arrest the culprit and take the strictest action and also invoke the National Security Act," Chief minister Shivraj Singh
An official from the chief minister's office said a case was registered against the accused, identified as Pravesh Shukla, at Bahari police
station under Indian Penal Code sections 294 (obscene acts), 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace), and provisions of the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
Action against the stringent NSA was also initiated, he added
State Congress chief Kamal Nath in a statement said, "A video of atrocity of (a man) urinating on a tribal youth from Sidhi district of the
There is no place for such a heinous act with the youth of tribal community in civilised society." The former chief minister also said that
the culprit was said to be associated with the BJP
Madhya Pradesh already ranks first when it comes to atrocities against tribals, he said
"This incident has put entire Madhya Pradesh to shame....strictest punishment should be given to the guilty person and atrocities on tribals
in Madhya Pradesh should be stopped," Nath added
State BJP media in-charge Ashish Agarwal said the accused was not associated with the party
"The BJP will always oppose every heinous act against the tribal community
MP BJP demands the strictest action against this person," Agarwal said
Both the BJP and Congress have been trying to woo the tribal community in the state ahead of the year-end Assembly elections
Some social media posts claimed that the accused Pravesh Shukla was a representative of BJP MLA from Sidhi Kedarnath Shukla
The MLA could not be contacted for his comment despite several attempts
Pawan Khera, chairman of the Congress's Media and Publicity Department, shared the video clip along with a picture of a banner on which the
accused was described as 'Vidhayak Pratinidhi Sidhi'
"In the 21st century, such inhuman atrocities are happening with the tribals of our country and we are dreaming of becoming Vishwaguru! What
could be more embarrassing for all of us than this?" he tweeted.(With inputs from PTI)WatchOn cam: Man urinates on the face of tribal youth
