In the Kunda area of Pratapgarh district, the administration has taken a strictness in the Kunda area of Pratapgarh district, and has arrested 13 people, including Raja Uday Pratap Singh, the national president of the Jansatta party and Raja Uday Pratap Singh, father of Kunda MLA Raja Bhaiya. Along with this, more than 1000 people have been banned across the district.
Heavy police force deployed outside the palace
This action of House Arrest was taken on the orders of SDM Kunda, under which notice was pasted at Bhadari Mahal Gate and heavy police force has been deployed outside the palace. The area is being monitored with a drone camera. This step of the administration has been taken with the intention of conducting the procession of Moharram in a peaceful manner.
There is a conflict every year about Moharram and Bhandare
The roots of this dispute have been associated with the year 2012, when the villagers built the Hanuman temple there after the death of a monkey in Sheikhpur village of Kunda. After this, Hanuman recitation and Bhandare were started on behalf of King Uday Pratap Singh on the tenth day of Moharram.
Initially in 2013 and 2014, both events took place simultaneously, but in 2015 the Muslim community refused to raise the Tajiya, which increased the tension. The administration took over the matter and buried Tajia the next day.
House arrested 8 times since 2016
In 2016, the administration refused to allow Bhandare, which deepened the confrontation between King Uday Pratap Singh and the administration. The matter reached the High Court, but the court directed the DM to give the right to the decision at the discretion. Since then, Uday Pratap Singh has been arrested 8 times from 2025. This year too, a day before Moharram, the action of the house arrest and the punishment has been repeated.
Anger among supporters
SP Pratapgarh says that this action has been taken with the aim of maintaining communal harmony. On the other hand, resentment is being seen among the supporters of King Uday Pratap Singh. He says that unilateral action is taken every year only for organizing Bhandare. This time PAC and police forces have been deployed in Sheikhpur village and drone is being monitored in the entire area. It is the effort of the district administration that the procession of Moharram should be concluded without any dispute.
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