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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's father Nand Kumar Baghel was arrested on Tuesday over his alleged derogatory remarks against Brahmins.

The Raipur Police arrested Nand Kumar Baghel and took him to the court where hearing on the case is currently going on.

Earlier, an FIR was registered against 86-year-old Nand Kumar Baghel for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Brahmins.

The complaint was filed by the Brahmin community against him at DD Nagar Police Station in Raipur. In the complaint, the community alleged that Nand Kumar Baghel described Brahmins as "outsiders (foreigners) who should either reform or get ready to go to Volga from Ganga".

West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday said that he was not in favour of fielding a candidate against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Bhabanipur bypoll, but the final decision will be taken by the All India Congress Committee (AICC).

“I had opined that as a gesture of courtesy, the Congress should not field anyone against the incumbent CM. It was my personal view then. Now that by-election has been announced, we have to think afresh. AICC will take the final call," Chowdhury said on Monday.

The Election Commission announced on September 4 that the bypolls for Bhabanipur, Samserganj and Jangipur constituencies will be held on September 30 and counting of votes will be held on October 3. Bhabanipur has been the bastion of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who made a last-minute decision to contest the recent Assembly elections from Nandigram against her former protege Suvendu Adhikari. Banerjee lost to Adhikari by a margin of 1,956 votes.

During the Covid-19 pandemic times, the Northern Railway zone has displayed exemplary dedication and courage by working round the clock to keep passengers safe and comfortable during their travel journeys. Recently, a revolutionary UVC Technology on trains has been adopted by Northern Railways’ Delhi Division after rigorous testing and trials to disinfect the passenger coaches in trains. According to a statement issued by Northern Railways, for the first time in the Indian Railways network, this technology is being used in Train Number 02004 Lucknow Shatabdi Special at DLT depot since the month of July 2021. By using this machine with remote control, the entire train is being disinfected automatically.

According to Northern Railways, with this method, even crevices between the surfaces can be covered which can’t be reached by any other extant procedures. The technology of UVC is absolutely safe and user friendly as during the actual process, there is no involvement of human beings. It further stated that the movement of the machine on the washing line is very easy. This disinfection technology uses a robotic device with autonomous wings installed along with UVC Lights for the compartment area’s 100% disinfection.

A day after the Kisan Mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar, opposition parties, including the SP and BSP, on Monday said the gathering highlighted Hindu-Muslim brotherhood and shifting of grounds against “BJP’s politics of hatred”.

BSP chief Mayawati, who has of late been perceived to be warming up to the BJP, said, “During farmers’ mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar yesterday, the attempt to encourage communal harmony between Hindus and Muslims is also commendable.”

The state goes to the Assembly polls next year.

Farmers had on Sunday gathered in Muzaffarnagar, which was rocked by communal riots in 2013, to protest three contentious farm laws.