CURATED BY – LAKESH PANCHESHWAR | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Lalbarra, attack, assault and murder of the fourth pillar of democracy i.e. journalist has become a common thing now. Recently, a journalist was buried in a septic tank in the BJP government of Chhattisgarh. Similar acts are also being done by those who indulge in corruption, looting and illegal acts in the BJP government of Madhya Pradesh under the rule of Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav. Their courage has increased so much that journalists are being misbehaved, hooliganized and beaten up in front of the administrative officer, deputy tehsildar. In the handkerchief procurement center under Ugli police station and Ugli tehsil, falling under Keolari assembly constituency, those who indulge in hooliganism in the name of farmers have been given the responsibility of computer operator by Maya Thackeray, in-charge of Adarsh ​​Aajeevika. The procurement center is unable to provide facilities to the farmers as per the rules. At the same time, the procurement center is working to benefit the traders in the guise of farmers. In the handkerchief procurement center number 59237193 under the District Panchayat Keolari of Seoni district, procurement was being done even on 12 January 2025, Sunday, a holiday, by Maya Thackeray, the procurement center in-charge of Adarsh ​​Ajeevika, Pauri. Along with this, sacks are given to the traders in the handkerchief procurement center by Adarsh ​​Ajeevika Self Help Group. After this, the traders bring the paddy to the handkerchief procurement center after weighing it at home, that is, the game of selling the goods of the traders in the procurement center was going on. Regarding the irregularities and irregularities being done in the handkerchief procurement center, information about this was given to the Gondwana Samay correspondent by the farmers and the local people. After getting the information about the irregularities, Ajay Nageshwar, special correspondent of Gondwana Samay newspaper, also informed Seoni Collector Ms. Sanskriti Jain and Keolari SDM Mahesh Agarwal.

Threatened to kill and slapped------
On the other hand, after the directions of senior officials, on 12 January 2025, Sunday, Ugli's deputy Tehsildar Mr. Kunwar Lal Raut, RI Mr. Nazir Khan and other staff reached the procurement center for inspection at the handkerchief procurement center. Where the deputy Tehsildar Mr. Kunwar Lal Raut and other staff were conducting the investigation and inspection. Meanwhile, Vikram Thackeray, who is an operator at the procurement center, threatened to kill Ajay Nageshwar, special correspondent of Gondwana Samay, and said that talk within your limits or else I will kill you. Saying this, he slapped journalist Ajay Nageshwar on the cheek in front of the deputy Tehsildar Mr. Kunwar Lal Raut and RI.

Ugli police filed NCR report of assault on journalist------
Journalist Ajay Nageshwar went to Ugli police station and complained about the misbehavior and assault done by computer operator Vikram Thackeray at handkerchief procurement center. On which Ugli police station took action against computer operator Vikram Thackeray and wrote a report under section 115 (2) and 351 (3) under NCR and advised to go to the honorable court for justice.
When journalists discussed the incident with Ugli Naib Tehsildar Kunwar Lal Raut, he said that yes, journalist Ajay Nageshwar was assaulted by computer operator Vikram Thackeray in front of me. This kind of assault should not have been done, we were conducting investigation proceedings. During this, computer operator Vikram Thackeray got angry and slapped Ajay Nageshwar. I have received information that journalist Ajay Nageshwar has filed a complaint in Ugli police station in this regard.