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Dalit Official In UP Resigns After DM Passes Casteist Remark Against Him

𓂃 Ballia's District Magistrate Bhawani Singh Khangraut, however, has denied the allegation. saying he had not misbehaved with the officer.

Dalit Official In UP Resigns After DM Passes Casteist Remark ওAgainst Him
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The assistant regional manager of UP State Road Transport Corpo🅘ration (UPSRTC) resigned a♈fter the District Magistrate of Ballia allegedly misbehaved and made casteist remarks against him.

Ballia's District Magistrate Bhawani Singh Khangraut, however, has denied the allegation. saying he h♏ad not mi👍sbehaved with the officer.

According to 𒊎reports, ARM Bindu Prasad, in his resignation letter, submitted on Monday, said he is a Dalit and because of this, Khangraut "misbehave൲d" with him and made "casteist" remarks against him.

Allegedly, the District Magistrate also draꦡgged Khangraut by his shirt's collar.

"As I belong to SC category...the District Magistrate made casteist remarks. Due to this, I am feeling humiliated and I am tendering my resignation," the ARM 𓃲sa🎉id in his letter.

UPSRTC Managing Director Raj Shekhar said he has received Prasad🧸's resignation letter and has sought a factual report on the matter. "I will apprise the government about it after I get the report," he said.

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