CANDLE MARCH AGAINST ENCOUNTER

CANDLE MARCH AGAINST ENCOUNTER

27-JUNE-ENG 6

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

SASARAM----------------------------The Akhil Bharatiya Brahmin Morcha, led by Surendra Tiwari, organized a candle march in Dehri. This march was held to protest the alleged staged encounter of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari.

The march began at Ambedkar Chowk and proceeded to Thana Chowk. A large number of people participated, carrying candles to pay tribute to Bharat Tiwari and raising slogans demanding justice. - *Financial Assistance*: Protesters demanded that the Bihar government provide financial aid of ₹5 crore to Bharat Tiwari's family and a government job to one family member.

- *Strict Action Against Police*: Demands were raised to sentence the police personnel involved in the encounter to death, dismiss the guilty officers from service, and register murder cases against them.

- *Judicial Inquiry*: A demand was made for an impartial inquiry into the entire matter under the supervision of a High Court or Supreme Court judge. Attendees included former Dehri Bar Association President Umashankar Pandey, Sudhir Tiwari, Munna Dubey, Anil Mishra, Praveen Dubey, and Krishna Vijay Dubey.

Speakers demanded that Bharat Tiwari be accorded the status of a martyr. They also called for the establishment of a government school and a hospital in the village named after him. The protesters warned that the agitation would be intensified if appropriate action was not taken. Bharat Bhushan Tiwari was killed in an encounter in Bilauti village, located in Bihar's Bhojpur district.