Earlier on Thursday, 12 MPs from Opposition parties met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and handed him a letter, saying the condition of farmers resembled that of prisoners in jail
Faruqui was booked under IPC Sections 295A (outraging religious feelings) and 269 (unlawful or negligent act likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life) among other charges.
The petitioner said that after the complaint about the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO) called the sarpanch again and again but he did not appear