UP MP files SC/ST case against journalist

Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament Devesh Shakya, representing Etah, has filed a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against local journalist Asit Yadav in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. The journalist alleges the MP filed the case after being reminded of an unfulfilled promise to provide lighting for a temple. The incident has sparked significant public outrage and accusations of misusing the stringent law to intimidate critics. The case highlights ongoing tensions over the use of the SC/ST Act in political and personal disputes.