Somnath wishes injured MP a speedy recovery

Bhopal, Oct 4 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chhatterjee wished speedy recovery to Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Veerendra Kumar who was critically injured in lathi charge by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) during an anti-encroachment drive near Bina railway station in this district, official sources said today.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly principal secretary A K Payasi visited Mr Kumar and conveyed the Speaker's message in Hamidia Hospital here.

Commercial Tax Minister Babulal Gaur also visited Mr Kumar and took stock of the situation.

Mr Kumar was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Hamidia Hospital here yesterday, after greiwus serious head injury.

Cases were registered against six RPF Officials, including Commandant Sarika Mohan and a GRP Officer, in connection with the incident.

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