BJP MP Ramshankar Katheria.. Lucknow: The ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh got an unexpected shock. The court sentenced the BJP MP to two years in prison. However, there is also a possibility that he will be disqualified from the Lok Sabha. However, it is remarkable that the court sentenced Saduru MP to prison in a case of assault on a person.
According to the details.. BJP MP from Etawah constituency in Uttar Pradesh and former Union Minister Ram Shankar Kataria has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by the Agra court. The court announced the verdict on Saturday, sentencing Kataria to two years imprisonment in the case of assaulting a man. In this background, there is a possibility of disqualification from the Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, in 2011, he and his followers attacked the manager of a power supply company in Agra. The police registered a case against him who was the MP of Agra. Further, the Agra court conducted an inquiry into the 12-year-old assault case. Convicted Ram Shankar Kataria. Imprisoned for two years and fined Rs.50,000.
Meanwhile, BJP MP Ram Shankar reacted to the court verdict. He said that he will respect the court’s verdict. But he said that he will appeal in the high court against the two-year jail sentence. It has been revealed that legal procedures related to this are being considered. Meanwhile, Ram Shankar Kataria served as Minister of State in the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development from November 2014 to July 2016. Also served as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. He continued to be a member of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Defense and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs.
#WATCH | “…I appeared before the court normally. Court has given a decision against me today. I respect the court, I have the right to appeal and I will exercise it,” says BJP MP Ramshankar Katheria #RamshankarKatheria pic.twitter.com/QVmx8pfcAX
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