Archive · 18 Jul 2025
Pilibhit Agriculture Dept. Staff Strike Over Alleged Assault
In Pilibhit, India, people who work for the Agriculture Department stopped working to show they were upset.
A local leader from the BJP party is accused of hitting one of the department's officers during a meeting.
The meeting was about a lack of urea, which is used for farming.
The officer filed a complaint about the incident.
The workers decided to strike to show their support for the officer and to protest against the leader's actions.
Agriculture Department employees in Pilibhit went on strike.
The strike was to protest the alleged assault of a District Agriculture Officer (DAO).
The DAO was allegedly slapped by a local BJP leader.
The incident occurred during a District Panchayat Board meeting.
The meeting was discussing urea shortages.
- Who
- Employees of the Agriculture Department, DAO Narendra Pal Yadav, BJP leader Nitin Pathak and his driver.
- What
- Employees of the Agriculture Department held a strike to protest the alleged assault of a DAO.
- When
- The strike was held on Friday.
- Where
- Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- To protest the alleged slapping of DAO Narendra Pal Yadav by a BJP leader.
Agriculture Department Employees
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Assault
Agriculture Department Employees
Condemn the assault on the DAO.
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- Incident
- Alleged assault of DAO
- Accused
- Nitin Pathak (BJP leader) and his driver
- Department
- Agriculture Department
- Location
- Pilibhit, UP
- Meeting Topic
- Urea shortage