The secretary locked the Panchayat office, while the Sarpanch was sitting outside: This is the case of Agaria Panchayat in Bhopal; the villagers protested with slogans.

The Sarpanch of Agariya in Bhopal had to sit on a dharna against the secretary of his own panchayat. On Tuesday, he sat with the villagers in the panchayat premises. The gate of the panchayat was locked, and the Sarpanch was holding a public hearing on the premises. He alleged that the secretary had kept the office locked for several days. The Sarpanch of Agariya is Sunil Malviya, while the secretary is Hem Singh Rajput. In this panchayat of Bairsia assembly constituency and Phanda district, the villagers...