Principal suspended for inviting Scindia

Bhopal: The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has suspended a college principal, a dalit, in the Ashoknagar district for “promoting” a particular party after he invited Congress legislator Jyotiraditya Scindia for a function. The decision invited sharp criticism from the Congress which said the episode exposed the “anti-dalit face” of the government. It also demanded that the suspension be revoked immediately. Principal B.L. Ahirwar of the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi College in Mungawali town had invited the Guna MP for a National Social Service (NSS) function at the institute on October 10. The Congress’ poll symbol was reportedly displayed during the programme. — PTI

Inefficient and insensitive police station in-charges should be identified, and they should also be shown the door — Yogi Adityanath, UP chief minister