Overview

• On July 19, the Railway Protection Force booked SBSP general secretary Arvind Rajbhar and roughly 24 associates under the Railways Act for holding a March 19 press conference without permission at Mau Railway Station
• A July 17 letter from the Divisional Railway Manager in Varanasi noted that the unsanctioned event caused significant inconvenience to train services and passenger movement
• After investigating the disruption, the RPF filed a chargesheet in the Varanasi Railway Court against Rajbhar and 25 unidentified individuals
• Ghosi MP Rajeev Rai’s complaint to railway authorities prompted the action, heightening tensions after he defeated Rajbhar by more than 1.62 lakh votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha election
• Rajbhar denies the allegations, asserting he was at the station solely to receive a guest and did not conduct any inspection or formal press conference