Patna, (Bihar Times): The state administration on Wednesday filed cases against at least 15 Rashtriya Janata Dal leaders and workers for violating the use of loudspeakers after 10 pm on the eve of October 28 Chetawani Rally. Some of them are Union ministers and MLAs.

Prominent among whom the case has been lodged are Union ministers, Akhilesh Prasad Singh, and Kanti Singh, former minister in the state cabinet, Ram Chandra Purve, Shakeel Ahmed Khan, Shyam Rajak; Azad Gandhi, Nawal Kishore Yadav and Lal Das Rai (MLCs), Sadhu Yadav (MP), and Samrat Chaudhary.

According to the home secretary, Afzal Amanullah, cases have been filed in the respective police stations.

On the other hand the RJD leader, Shyam Rajak, termed the administrative action as another act of political vendetta. He said that the Rashtriya Janata Dal leaders met the district magistrate and sought his permission for the use of loudspeakers after 10 PM. The district magistrate, even gave, verbal order to them to use loudspeakers, he claimed.

The irony is that the administrative action came only a week after the gross misuse of loudspeakers throughout the state during Durga Puja, where in spite of complaint no action had been taken against anyone.

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