Days after revoking it, UP govt restores Y-category security of former Union minister Sanjeev Balyan

After his information was revoked, the erstwhile MP, who was elected doubly from Muzaffarnagar, had written to the main minister saying, “You are alert that during the caller Lok Sabha polls I was attacked. If determination is immoderate specified onslaught successful future, the authorities authorities would beryllium responsible. If the constabulary are behaving successful this mode with a erstwhile Union curate what volition beryllium the information of mean BJP workers?”

“I was attending a enactment programme successful Delhi connected Sunday and astir 4.30 p.m. my information unit got a telephone from Muzaffarnagar constabulary to return. They near maine instantly and I was near with nary UP Police information personnel. I had Y-category information but from that time onwards I lone had a Delhi Police Personal Security Officer (PSO),” helium stated.

In the letter, Balyan said a distillery portion had bought the onshore of a dharamshala successful Muzaffarnagar’s Mansurpur village. “I joined the villagers who were sitting connected a protestation against the onshore deal. The section constabulary were trying to assistance the portion get possession of that land. Muzaffarnagar constabulary officers were annoyed astatine maine for joining the section residents against the onshore deal. That was the main crushed down the withdrawal of my security. I did not lodge a ailment anyplace and had lone written a missive to the CM who decided successful favour of my security,” Balyan told The Indian Express connected Saturday.

A elder constabulary serviceman successful Muzaffarnagar said, “Such decisions are taken up by higher-ups. The section constabulary person nary relation either successful withdrawal oregon restoration of Y-category information cover.”

The protestation mentioned by Balyan pertains to a 1790-metre agelong which section residents successful Mansurpur colony said belonged to them. Shri Shadi Lal Distillery and Chemical works portion tally by the M/s SVP Industries had allegedly taken forcible possession of the onshore pursuing which some groups filed suits successful the section court.

On December 24, the section tribunal directed the Muzaffarnagar territory magistrate and the elder superintendent of constabulary (SSP) to assistance the chemic portion instrumentality possession of the disputed land. Later, a bound partition was built by the distillery officials.

Residents past staged a relay dharna and connected January 13, Balyan and the elected caput of Mansurpur colony Rajiv Dhangar led a assemblage to the section constabulary station, raising slogans against the policemen and the unit’s owners. Irate villagers besides razed the bound wall.