AGRA: A local court in
Agra
on Thursday granted
bail
to Uttar Pradesh
Congress chief
Ajay Kumar Lallu
in a case pertaining to the protests organised by the Cong party at the UP-Rajasthan border in May 2020 against the
UP Govt
decision of not allowing the entry of buses arranged by the party for transportations of displaced migrant workers during lockdown.
Earlier, Lallu had surrendered in the court, as non-bailable warrants were issued against him due to his absence in the court after expiry of his interim bail on January 5. However, other two Congress leaders including
AICC
secretary Vivek Bansal and former MLA Pradeep Mathur, who were booked along with him, were then present in the court.
Agra district government council Basant Gupta told TOI that all three have been granted bail in the case on furnishing surety bond of Rs 25K each by Additional district and session judge Umakant Jindal.
Lallu was booked along with Bansal and Mathur by
Fatehpur Sikri
police under IPC section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.) and epidemic act on May 19.
Talking to the media persons after being granted bail by the court, Lallu, said, “our fight against the government will continue. We did not bend and will never do.. we have been fighting against their policy of suppression.”
Lallu said that he was granted interim bail by Agra court on May 20 but later arrested again by Lucknow police in a second case filed in connection with the bus row.
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