'No work for 3 years': UP BJP councillor shaves her head in protest

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• A BJP councillor in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad shaved her head at the municipal corporation premises on Tuesday in protest against what she alleged was discrimination in development works and neglect of civic issues in her ward.
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• Very concerning Somewhat concerning Not concerning at all Need more information FIROZABAD: A BJP councillor in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad shaved her head at the municipal corporation premises on Tuesday in protest against what she alleged was discrimination in development works and neglect of civic issues in her ward.Usha Devi Shankhwar, councillor from Ward No.
• 6, reached the gates of the municipal corporation and got her head tonsured after days of protest over alleged delays in civic projects in her area.The protest triggered a political row within the municipal body, with members of the contract sanitation workers’ union and some councillors extending...