Notice to UPCC chief for use of crackers in party office

LUCKNOW: Lucknow district administration on Friday served a notice seeking detailed reply from Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) chief Nirmal Khatri for bursting fire crackers at party office without permission. The magistrate concerned has sought a reply within two days for use of fire crackers in and around Congress office premises on Thursday, DM Lucknow Raj Shekhar said.

LUCKNOW: The district administration on Friday issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) president Nirmal Khatri for bursting fire crackers at the party’s office in Mall Avenue on Thursday without taking approval of the district administration.

The crackers were burst by Congress workers after the Nainital high court quashed the imposition of the President’s rule in Uttarakhand by the Centre on Thursday.

On Friday, additional city magistrate ( f i rst) Santosh Kumar Singh issued the notice to UPCC president Nirmal Khatri, seeking reply within two days.

A large number of Congress workers had assembled at the party’s office in Mall Avenue on Thursday evening. After distribution of sweets, the party workers burst fire crackers to hail the Nanital HC verdict.

Reacting on the notice, Khatri said: “Some enthusiastic party workers went into celebration mode and burst fire crackers, hailing the Nanital high court verdict.”

However, it seems the Samajwadi Party government did not like the high court’s decision and therefore served the notice, he added.