Locals in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh woke up to see their town discussed on television channels as the news of massive gold reserve in the hills of Kaimur and Son Pahadi spread.
Sonbhadra gold reserve news: Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district is often in news for Naxal-related incidents and poverty but things might change soon. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) and Uttar Pradesh Directorate of Geology and Mining experts have discovered two goldmines near Son Pahadi in Sonbhadra. Experts estimate that almost 3,350 tonne of gold ore is present in the region.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit Ubha village in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district to meet family members of the tribal community who were killed in a caste carnage last month. A Congress leader told IANS that the visit will take place on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday shunted out the District Magistrate (DM) and the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Sonbhadra, three weeks after 10 Gond tribals were killed and 28 were injured in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district over a land dispute. CM Yogi also directed action against 13 other officials after they were indicted in an inquiry into the killing of 10 Gond tribals last month over a land dispute.
The revival of Maoist activities in Uttar Pradesh's Sonebhadra district has put intelligence agencies on alert. According to highly placed sources, there have been reports of Maoist supporters holding meetings in the region that was once the centre of Maoist activities. This could indicate a possibility of resurgence of Maoist activities in the region after the massacre of 10 people belonging to the Gond tribal community.
The Bhim Army said on Tuesday that it will provide free legal aid to the families of 10 tribals who were killed in the Sonbhadra massacre in Uttar Pradesh.
UP: Days after Sonbhadra incident, two group fight over land dispute in Hathras
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is slated to visit Sonbhadra today after a spiralling political row was formed over the deaths of 10 people who were killed in a shootout this week over a land dispute.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is slated to visit violence-hit Sonbhadra today, where he will meet the family members of those killed over a land dispute in Sonbhadra. Yogi Adityanath will also address a press conference in Ubbah village later during the day. On Saturday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had met the families of those killed in Sonbhadra tragedy.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will on Sunday visit Ubbah village in Sonbhadra district to meet the families of 10 people who were killed in a clash over a land dispute, an official said on Saturday.
Priyanka Gandhi headed back to Delhi after a meeting with some people from Sonbhadra who travelled to the Mirzapur guesthouse where she had stayed overnight, refusing an offer from local administration to furnish a personal bond and leave.
Sonbhadra massacre: After she resolved that she will not leave unless she was allowed to meet families of those killed, few members from the families came forward to Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Friday morning. Meanwhile, A TMC delegation was detained at the airport in Varanasi on Saturday when it was going to meet families of victims of the Sonbhadra clash in which 10 people were gunned down this week over a land dispute, party MP Derek O'Brien said.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday said Rahul Gandhi has instructed her to meet the families affected in Sonbhadra massacre. Talking exclusively to India TV, Priyanka Gandhi said she would not return without meeting the families of those killed in Sonbhadra violence. Priyanka Gandhi further said she was not concerned about how the government looks at her visit to Sonbhadra and is even ready to go to jail if need be.
The Congress on Saturday alleged that the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh wants to "deport" party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra so that she cannot meet the victims of the Sonbhadra clash.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi has alleged she was asked for a bail bond of Rs 50,000 by the Uttar Pradesh authorities. Gandhi also said the state authorities told her she would face 14-day jail if she does not fill the bail bond. Priyanka Gandhi was detained on Friday while she was on her way to Sonbhadra, where 9 people were killed over a land dispute. Gandhi was later taken to Chunar guest house, where she stayed Friday night.
Wednesday's massacre in Sonebhadra's Ghorawal tehsil, which killed 10 tribal farmers, was the outcome of one such case where revenue records were fudged by an IAS officer at the behest of the local land mafia to claim more than 600 bighas of land worth over Rs 48 crore.
Rahul Gandhi, perhaps after a long time lately, directly took on the BJP on Friday soon after Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi was detained by Uttar Pradesh Police. The tweet assumes imporatance as it marks his first direct attack against the BJP in recent times especially after his decision to step down as Congress president in the aftermath of Lok Sabha elections 2019.
Yogi said the land dispute, which led to the clash was old and was there since 1955 and there were a number of cases pending in revenue courts and criminal cases filed by both factions. Additional Director General (Varanasi Zone) has also been asked to probe cases registered between two sides in Sonebhadra before July 17, the CM said.
Condemning the violence in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said a 3-member committee has been formed to probe the case, which will submit its report in 10 days. Yogi Adityanath has also assured strict action against those found guilty in the Sonbhadra incident. Nine people had died after a dispute over land broke out in Ubha village of Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.
Ten persons were killed and over 24 injured in clashes over a land dispute in Sonbhadra district on Wednesday. According to reports, the incident took place when a dispute arose over a piece of land between the Gujjar and Gond communities.
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