PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 2 -- An FIR has been registered against Raniganj SP MLA Dr RK Verma and two party members for allegedly organising an unauthorised 'PDA Pathshala' and spreading "false propaganda" among children at a primary school merged under a government scheme in Pratapgarh district, officials said on Saturday.

The case has been registered based on a complaint filed by the block education officer (BEO) of Gaura, Pratapgarh, at Fatanpur police station. School's headmaster Brijesh Singh has also been suspended, while two Shiksha Mitras have been served a show-cause notice, they added.

According to the complaint, the primary school in Narayanpur Kala-II of Gaura development block has been merged with an adjacent school, and no permissio...