Akhilesh, Stalin, Soren to join Rahul’s poll yatra
NEW DELHI: The ongoing ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ of Rahul Gandhi-Tejashwi Yadav is set to become a show of opposition unity, with senior netas of regional parties scheduled to join the 16-day roadshow ahead of its culmination in Patna on September 1. While Tamil Nadu CM and DMK chief MK Stalin will join the yatra on Aug 27, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav will be part of the show on Aug 30. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren and other opposition netas will also join the yatra in coming days. Among Congress CMs turning up for the roadshow are Karnataka’s Siddaramaiah, Telangana’s Revanth Reddy and Himachal’s Sukhwinder Sukhu. MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be part of the yatra for two days on Aug 26 and 27. The roadshow designed to take forward opposition’s offensive of “vote chori” came after a rare unity in anti-BJP ranks which even led to a washout of proceedings in the just-concluded Monsoon session of Parliament. The participation of non-Congress stalwarts is seen as a fillip for the agenda which would also send out a message to BJP. Given that Bihar assembly polls will be announced after a few weeks, RJD and Congress also hope that it would boost the profile of the anti-BJP alliance and provide further traction with the people ahead of the tough contest Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights.
Bihar has become epicentre of unemployment: Rahul
Patna: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Bihar had become the “epicentre of unemployment” in the country and tops national charts for joblessness. Addressing a public meeting, Rahul alleged that young people in Bihar were being deprived of all avenues of employment. “The BJP govt had shut all the doors for the youth through which they could get jobs,” he said. He attributed the surge in unemployment to the closure of small and medium industries, which he blamed on demonetisation and the “wrong implementation of the GST”. The Congress leader also accused the BJP of attempting to manipulate Bihar’s upcoming elections by purging names from the voter rolls. “Now the BJP was trying to steal the elections in Bihar by deleting the names of lakhs of voters from electoral rolls in the state. This will not be allowed to happen in Bihar,” he said. Rahul framed the situation as part of what he described as a larger ideological struggle. “This is part of the bigger ideological battle between the forces which wanted to divide people and those who wanted to unite them,” he said. He recalled how Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse, arguing that it was because Gandhi opposed an ideology that went against the values enshrined in the Constitution. “Mahatma Gandhi was killed by Godse just because he was opposed to the ideology enshrined in the Constitution, for which Gandhi ji devoted his entire life,” Rahul said. Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights.
‘Voter Adhikaar Yatra’: Rahul Gandhi and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav ride bikes in Purnea; watch
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his RJD ally Tejashwi Yadav were seen riding motorbikes on the eighth day of their “Vote Adhikaar Yatra” at Purnea in poll-bound Bihar. While both leaders and their security personnel wore helmets, many supporters on two-wheelers flouted traffic rules by riding without helmets. On Saturday, while passing through Kursela, leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi made an unscheduled halt at Makhana fields near Simaria, where he interacted with farmers to learn about the cultivation process, yields, and export potential of Bihar’s famed fox nut. Farmers shared their concerns, pointing to exploitation by middlemen and the absence of fair pricing mechanisms. Gandhi noted that while Makhana fetches around Rs 700 per kg locally, it is sold abroad, including in the US, at several times that price, underscoring the lack of government support for producers. Bihar Congress president Rajesh Ram echoed the sentiment, saying that despite rising global demand, farmers and fishermen remain trapped by middlemen and denied a fair share of profits. Why Vote Adhikaar Yatra? The Vote Adhikaar Yatra is a mass outreach kicked off by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to highlight what he calls an attack on the core principle of democracy, the right to vote. Covering more than 1,300 kilometres across over 20 districts, the Yatra seeks to mobilise people against alleged “irregularities” in the revision of electoral rolls during the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The opposition has alleged that the process is being “manipulated to delete the names of poor, minorities, and migrant workers, amounting to a new form of vote theft”. Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights.
Kerala: Elder who saved tribal missing, serious allegations against farm-stay owner, FIR registered
75-year-old tribal Thirunavukkarasu mysteriously missing, disappearance creates panic after rescuing Vellayan from farm-stay. Palakkad/Kerala: The Kollengod police have registered an FIR on the complaint of Mariyappan K., state president of the Tribal Protection Organization. The complaint states that his relative and 75-year-old tribal elder Thirunavukkarasu has been missing since around 11 pm on Thursday night. Thirunavukkarasu is the same person who first exposed the plight of 54-year-old Chambukkuzhi Vellayan. Vellayan, who hails from the Eravallan tribe and lives in Muchakundu in Muthalamada, was allegedly held hostage for five days at a farm-stay called Western Gateways. The farm-stay is located near the Oorkkulam forest. It is alleged that the owner and the employees kept Vellayan locked in a room, starved him and beat him. Thirunavukkarasu immediately informed the local tribal activists and public representatives about this. After this, Vellayan was rescued from there with the help of Kollengod police and social workers. But, according to Mariyappan, “As soon as the Vellayan incident came to light, Thirunavukkarasu suddenly disappeared. He was nowhere to be seen even when we were rescuing Vellayan.” Allegations against farm-stay owner The complaint states that farm-stay owner Prabhu may have a hand in Thirunavukkarasu’s disappearance, as he knew a lot about the illegal activities going on in the farm-stay. Kollengod police said, “We received the complaint late Friday night and we have registered an FIR under Section 57 (attempt to trace a missing person) of the Kerala Police Act 2011. Investigation into the case has been started.” At present, Prabhu and some of his employees are absconding. The police have registered a case against Prabhu for attempt to murder and under the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. At the same time, Prabhu’s mother Ranganayaki has been detained by the police in the Vellayan case. How did the incident happen? Muthalamada Gram Panchayat’s former president and current member Kalpana Devi said that on August 17 (Sunday), Vellayan had gone to the farm-stay for labor. There he drank the liquor kept in the premises. Angered by this, Prabhu and his employees locked him in a room. Vellayan said that he was given food only once a day, but was often beaten and kicked. He remained imprisoned in the farm-stay for about five days. He was admitted to the Palakkad District Hospital early Friday morning and was discharged the same evening. Strictness of the government and the commission Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Backward Class Welfare Minister O.R. Kelu has sought an immediate report from the Director of the Tribal Development Department on this incident. At the same time, the Scheduled Caste/Tribe Commission has also sought a separate report from the Palakkad District Police Chief. Rajan Chaudhary Courtesy: Hindi News
Lucknow: Advocate Parmanand Gupta sentenced to life imprisonment – 29 fake cases registered using Dalit woman’s identity
A special court in Lucknow sentenced advocate Parmanand Gupta to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5.10 lakh, he had registered fake cases by misusing the identity of a Dalit woman. Uttar Pradesh: A special court in Lucknow has sentenced advocate Parmanand Gupta to life imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 5.10 lakh on him. The court found Gupta guilty of misusing the identity of a Dalit woman to register dozens of fake cases against his opponents. According to media reports, while delivering the verdict on Tuesday, Special Judge (SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act) Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi held Gupta guilty of conspiracy and misuse of law. The court found that Gupta had registered several fake cases in the name of Pooja Rawat, a Dalit woman, to target his rival Arvind Yadav and his family. Special Public Prosecutor Arvind Mishra said that Gupta had registered at least 18 cases in his name and 11 cases in the name of Rawat. Most of these were registered against Yadav and his family. These false cases included serious allegations like rape and molestation. The whole matter came to light when questions were raised on the complaints during the hearing in the Allahabad High Court. After this, reports were sought from the concerned police stations. Finally, the High Court ordered a CBI inquiry into the matter on 5 March 2025. The investigation revealed that Gupta used Rawat’s Dalit identity to trap the Yadav family. But the investigation made it clear that Rawat was not present at the spot at the time of the alleged incidents and the house she was claiming to rent was actually under construction by the Yadav family. Later on 4 August 2025, Rawat himself applied to the court and told that he was trapped by Gupta and his wife Sangeeta, who runs a beauty parlor. Rawat worked as an assistant in that parlor. He admitted in the court that he was forced to give false statements of sexual abuse before the magistrate under pressure. After this, the court granted him conditional pardon. The court said in its verdict that Gupta knowingly conspired for serious charges, which could have resulted in life imprisonment. Therefore, he should get severe punishment. While pronouncing the sentence, the court gave Gupta life imprisonment and ordered that a copy of the verdict be sent to the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council, so that “such a criminal lawyer Parmanand Gupta cannot enter the court premises and cannot practice, so that the dignity of the judiciary is maintained.” Rajan Chaudhary Courtesy : Hindi News
AI now eyeing FIRs of rape and SC/ST cases: Lucknow court’s masterstroke to expose those who make false complaints for compensation!
The special court in its decision regarding fake cases gave necessary instructions to Lucknow Police Commissioner and District Magistrate, relief amount will be given to the victim only after the charge sheet is sent Lucknow- The Special Court for SC/ST Act cases in the capital of Uttar Pradesh has given strict instructions to Lucknow Police, expressing deep concern over the increasing number of fake cases related to atrocities and rape. The court said that in such cases, the old FIRs of those who repeatedly complain should be mandatorily mentioned, so that fake complaints can be curbed. This decision came in the case of lawyer Parmanand Gupta, who had filed a false gangrape case using a Scheduled Caste student Pooja Rawat to implicate two innocent brothers in his wife’s property dispute. The court sentenced Gupta to life imprisonment, as well as advised the police and district administration to use AI tools to deal with fake cases. This decision was pronounced by Special Judge Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi on August 19, 2025, which indicates a tough stand on the misuse of protective laws. The SC/ST Act was made for the benefit of such sections of the society in this country, who suffer from atrocities on the basis of caste by persons of non-SC/ST caste. The purpose of this Act was also to punish the oppressors who commit atrocities against such Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe sections, so that atrocities against SC/ST in the society end and social harmony increases. Special Court, SC/ST Act Court’s concern: Fake FIRs threaten the justice system The court in its decision expressed serious concern over the flood of fake cases related to SC/ST Act and rape. The judge said that false complaints in such cases not only harass the innocent but also undermine the credibility of the real victims. In the judgment, the court said, “The SC/ST Act was made for the benefit of such sections of society in this country, which suffer from atrocities by non-SC/ST caste people on the basis of caste. The purpose of this Act was also to punish the perpetrators of atrocities against such SC/ST classes, so that atrocities against SC/ST in the society end and social harmony increases and the dignity of the person mentioned in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, brotherhood among all the people of India and unity and integrity of the nation can be ensured.” “On the other hand, when criminals like Parmanand Gupta start misusing this Act, then the members of non-SC/ST class, such as backward and upper castes, develop animosity against SC/ST caste people of the society that they are being implicated in false cases without any basis. In a way, this misuse of the Act in the long run, harms the dignity of the person mentioned in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, brotherhood among all the people of India and unity and integrity of the nation. It also harms the mutual brotherhood and the unity and integrity of the nation. Therefore, this court is of the view that there is no need to show any mercy towards such criminals. If drops of sour substances are not stopped from falling in the ocean full of milk, then those drops will spoil and destroy the milk of the entire ocean. Similarly, if an advocate like Parmanand Gupta is not stopped from entering and practicing in the courts by this court, the Hon’ble High Court and the Hon’ble Supreme Court and the Bar Council of India and the Bar Council of UP for committing rape, gang rape and misuse of SC/ST Act, then the public’s faith in the Indian judiciary will be seriously shaken.” Mention of old complaints is mandatory In the decision, the Lucknow Police Commissioner was directed that in the FIR of a person or woman who repeatedly complains of rape, gang rape or under the SC/ST Act, their previous complaints should be mentioned compulsorily. The court said that it should be written as a comment in the FIR that how many times the complainant has lodged such FIRs or given applications in the IGRS portal / police station. This information should also be given when information is sought from the police in cases of FIRs being lodged through the court under Section 173 (4) BNSS. The court advised to use Artificial Intelligence Tools (AI Tools) so that fake cases can be easily identified. These instructions have been given to prevent fake FIRs and save the innocent. Curb on relief amount: Order to stop compensation in fake cases The court directed the District Magistrate, Lucknow to immediately withdraw any relief amount given to Pooja Rawat in Crime No. 40/2025. The judgment said that the relief amount under SC / ST Rules 1995 (10% to 25% at FIR level and 50% on charge sheet) should now be given only on receipt of charge sheet in lump sum, and not on mere registration of FIR. The court said: “The precious money and hard earned money of the taxpayers should be given as compensation to the miscreants who file false FIRs. The provisions of the relief amount made in the schedule Annexure-1 have been given in a graded and phased manner, when a prima facie case is made out, so that on giving a lump sum amount to a person of Scheduled Caste/Tribe, the victim of SC/ST Act may not become a victim of any other crime or violence by the accused who committed atrocities because of the relief amount. Therefore, using the powers prescribed under section 15A (7) of SC/ST Act, the District Magistrate, Lucknow is directed that the relief amount which is made available to the victim on filing of First Information Report for relief amount under SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Rules 1995, respectively (from 10 percent to 25 percent) and 50 percent at the stage of sending the charge sheet, all that amount should be given in lump sum, at the time of filing the charge sheet. This should be provided at the stage of sending the
UP News: Suspicious death of Dalit girl in Ghaziabad; kidnapping and gangrape allegations
23-year-old deaf-mute Dalit girl commits suicide after alleged kidnapping and gangrape in Ghaziabad district’s Loni; two accused arrested by police. Uttar Pradesh: A 23-year-old deaf-mute Dalit girl, who was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped in Ghaziabad district, was found hanging at her home in a village in Loni police station area. Police have also confirmed this. According to the police, the girl was allegedly kidnapped by three accused on August 18 and later sexually assaulted. After the incident, she was admitted to the hospital for treatment. The girl returned home on Wednesday night and was later found hanging from the fan in her room, police said. According to preliminary information, she may have committed suicide. The girl’s father, who makes a living by selling carpets, lodged an FIR at the Loni police station alleging that his daughter was gangraped. DCP (rural) Surendranath Tiwari confirmed the FIR and said a special team has been formed to arrest the accused. So far, two of the three accused—Rohit (23) and Bhola (45)—have been arrested. The search for the third accused is on. As the body was taken for post-mortem, several Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers gathered at the local police station and protested demanding justice. Police officials spoke to the protesters and assured them of arresting all the culprits soon. Rajan Chaudhary Courtesy : Hindi News
Dalit girl from Gorakhpur who came to Lucknow to study, used her caste as a weapon: Know who is lawyer Parmanand Gupta who gets false cases registered as if it is a hospital OPD!
Lucknow’s special court awards life imprisonment to lawyer who got more than 30 false cases of SC/ST and rape registered Lucknow- If there is a mastermind for those who misuse the law, it is lawyer Parmanand Gupta! He ran a series of false cases as easily as if someone is getting medicine by getting a prescription in a hospital OPD. We are not saying this, but a Lucknow court has mentioned this in its 94-page order. In a historic verdict, the special court for SC/ST Act cases has sentenced lawyer Parmanand Gupta to life imprisonment, who had registered a fake gangrape and SC/ST atrocities case against two innocent brothers, Arvind Yadav and Awadhesh Yadav. In the trial, it was proved that Gupta got 11 false cases of gang rape and SC/ST Act registered against a 21-year-old Dalit student, Pooja Rawat, who had come to Lucknow to study, by using her caste and documents as a weapon, while Gupta himself filed 18 cases as a lawyer. To meet the expenses of her studies, Pooja came to work in Gupta’s wife Sangeeta’s beauty parlor, and Gupta obtained her identity documents in the name of getting them corrected and later lured her with money and made her join the scheme. All the false cases were filed by Gupta to gain financial benefits and settle personal scores. This shocking scheme was exposed and now the court has sentenced this sick minded lawyer to life imprisonment. This case arose from a property dispute related to Gupta’s wife Sangeeta Gupta, which shows that vulnerable women of Scheduled Castes are being used as weapons in false complaints to extort money and harass rivals. Gupta appeared as Pooja Rawat’s lawyer and instigated her to file a false FIR. On August 19, 2025, Special Judge Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi sentenced advocate Parmanand Gupta to life imprisonment after finding him guilty under several sections of the Indian Penal Code (BNS) and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The special public prosecutor requested the court to consider a total of 29 cases as Parmanand Gupta’s criminal history and said that no advocate gets so many cases registered in his personal name. “Convicted Parmanand Gupta used to get cases registered himself against SC/ST persons against whom SC/ST cases could not be registered or against non-SC persons in respect of whom he thought that his work would be done by merely threatening with a small case, as if he was running the OPD of a hospital. Where there was a serious case, in which a lot of property was involved and where simple threats to the opponent did not work, he used Pooja Rawat to get the cases registered by threatening with SC/ST rape and gang rape cases. It was similar to when a person cannot be treated in the OPD, then he should be sent to the ICU for serious treatment.” The court explained in its order that Gupta misused his professional position and used Pooja Rawat, a 21-year-old SC student from Gorakhpur, who had come to Lucknow for studies, as a weapon for his revenge. Puja, who worked as an assistant at Sangeeta Gupta’s beauty parlour, was lured into the scheme by Gupta by taking her Aadhaar card, caste certificate and other documents on the pretext of correction. They then used these to file false complaints, including this case, where Puja alleged that the Yadav brothers gangraped her at a house in Vibhuti Khand, Lucknow on July 24, 2024. The FIR, filed under crime number 40/2025, registered offences under sections 64, 74, 115(2), 316(2), 324(4), 333, 351(3), 352 BNS, 66D IT Act, and 3(2)(5) SC/ST Act, claiming that pornographic videos were made and threats were issued. An investigation by Assistant Superintendent of Police Radha Raman Singh revealed that the entire story was fabricated. Location data retrieved from mobile CDRs and call records revealed that Puja was nowhere near the alleged crime scene, an under-construction house owned by the Yadavs, in the period from March 1 to July 24, 2024. Medical examination revealed no signs of assault, and Puja refused an internal examination, later admitting to being under pressure from Gupta. Local witnesses confirmed that Puja was never seen as a tenant, and the property was in the possession of the Yadavs for years, where construction was underway. The investigation also revealed that Gupta’s wife had a civil suit (Case No. 747/2024) pending on Khasra No. 351L, which was adjacent to the Yadavs’ Khasra No. 76, and that the false rape allegation was a pressure ploy to settle the land dispute. Puja exposes Gupta’s criminal conspiracy The turning point in the case came when Puja Rawat, on realising her mistake, applied to become a witness under Sections 343 and 344 BNS on August 4, 2025. Pardon was granted on the condition that she state the truth, and Puja revealed in court that Gupta and his wife took advantage of her weakness. She said Gupta used her Scheduled Caste status to file several false complaints against his enemies, promising her a share of compensation from the government’s SC/ST relief schemes. Puja said in her chief testimony, “Parmanand Gupta, advocate, took my Aadhaar card, photo, income certificate, caste certificate, residence proof and PAN card on the pretext of correction. Using these, he registered a case in my name without my knowledge.” She said Gupta prepared her statements for the magistrate and the police, under which she had to claim gang rape. Puja’s cross-examination further exposed the conspiracy. She admitted that after the FIR, she received an interim relief of Rs 75,000 from the government, but Gupta kept all the money. “He said if I give a statement as per his instructions, I will get the money, but he kept everything,” she said. An attempt to intimidate the court by Gupta through video conferencing, in which he demanded to change Puja’s lawyer, was rejected to prevent molestation. The court referred to Puja’s crucial testimony: “I am a BA second year student and came to Lucknow
Telangana: Dalit family socially boycotted in village after inter-caste marriage, police questioned for not taking action
Alleged social boycott of Dalit family after inter-caste marriage in Chityala mandal of Nalgonda, demand to register case against accused under SC/ST Act. Nalgonda (Telangana): A case of social boycott has come to light after an inter-caste marriage in Chityala mandal. It is being told that in the month of April, a Dalit youth married a girl from Yadav community, after which a controversy arose. After marriage, the couple left the village and started living in another area. But on April 16, people of Yadav community allegedly called a panchayat and passed a resolution in the meeting that the Dalit family will no longer be employed as a drummer, laborer or driver in the village. Palamuru Nagarjuna, who is the state vice-president of Anti-Caste Discrimination Committee, alleged that the elders of the community have signed this resolution. According to him, this step is going to hurt the dignity of Dalits. Nagarjuna also said that the police have not taken any action so far on the incidents of violence and harassment of Dalits in Chityala mandal. He said that a complaint was lodged in this regard at the Chityala police station, but the police did not take any concrete action. Apart from this, he has also submitted a memorandum to the sub-inspector of Chityala, demanding registration of a case against the accused under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Rajan Chaudhary Courtesy : Hindi News
‘Entire country knows he steals votes’: Rahul Gandhi’s big charge on PM Modi; Bihar yatra reaches Bhagalpur
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday mounted a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led NDA government, accusing them of attempting ‘vote theft’ in Bihar and betraying the country’s youth with policies that ‘destroy employment opportunities.’ “The entire country now knows that Narendra Modi steals votes,” Gandhi alleged. Addressing a massive public rally in Bhagalpur during the ongoing ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’, Gandhi alleged that the Modi government and the Election Commission were working together to snatch away citizens’ constitutional right to vote. “The SIR is an attempt by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP and the EC to steal your votes. They are trying their best to snatch your voting rights. The ‘vote chor’ came to Gayaji, but he did not say even a word on his government’s attempt to steal votes with the help of the EC,” Gandhi said. He alleged that though PM Modi visited Bihar earlier in the day, he remained silent on alleged irregularities in the Maharashtra and Karnataka elections as well as the crisis in Manipur. He attacked Modi for maintaining “silence” on irregularities in elections. “The SIR is an attempt by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP and the EC to steal your votes. They are trying their best to snatch your voting rights. The ‘vote chor’ came to Gayaji, but he did not say even a word on his government’s attempt to steal votes with the help of the EC,” the Congress leader said. Invoking the Constitution, Gandhi said all citizens are equal and every person has one vote, but alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission are attacking it by canceling votes. He cited the case of a voter who told him his vote was canceled by the EC after he had voted for Congress in the Lok Sabha elections. “Constitution guarantees equal rights to everyone; but PM and EC are snatching people’s right to vote,” he alleged. The leader of opposition also accused the Modi government of pushing the youth into despair. “Young people study for months to get a job, then take exams. But… on the day of the exam, the paper gets leaked. The situation is such that the youth cannot find employment in this state”. Lashing out at the Agniveer scheme, Gandhi said the government had ended secure jobs in the armed forces. “Earlier, millions of our youth used to join the army. They protected the country, received pensions, and were taken care of. Today, an Agniveer has lost his hand, but no help is being provided to him. He has been removed from his job and sent back home.” Gandhi also recalled demonetisation, GST and the now-repealed farm laws, alleging that every measure of this government is anti-poor. During the rally, Gandhi said that even attempts to suppress the yatra by cutting electricity would fail. “Here, they have cut off the electricity, thinking that cutting the power will silence the voice, but the voice does not stop in the darkness; it is heard.” he remarked. The Bhagalpur event marked the sixth day of the 1,300-km, 16-day yatra launched on August 17, which will pass through more than 20 districts of Bihar before concluding with a rally at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on September 1. Congress leaders from Karnataka will also be joining the yatra. Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar will walk with Gandhi over the weekend in Katihar district, while chief minister Siddaramaiah will join on August 29. Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights.