Akhilesh, Dimple claim local officials ‘blocked supporters’, ‘allowed slow voting’
Agra/Bareilly: Barring minor altercations bjp and SP Workers and allegations of slow voting and confrontations with local police, third phase Lok Sabha polls inside UP Mulayam Belt Passed away peacefully on Tuesday.exist MainpuriOn December 17, 2019, a riot broke out between BJP and Samajwadi Party workers at stall number 176 of Tejganj in Kishni Assembly area under Bewar police limits, in which two workers of the ruling party were injured.
The incident started at the Tejganj polling station when BJP operative Sudesh Chauhan accused Samajwadi Party workers of trying to rig the vote. Chouhan and his accomplice Karan Bahadur Singh were then allegedly “attacked” by the police, injuring their faces. Ms. Bhatti, SHO of Bewar, said, “We are waiting for a complaint to be lodged. A separate investigation is underway and action will be taken accordingly.
In another incident, BJP worker Prem Singh Shakya and three aides were allegedly attacked by “masked men on bicycles” while on their way to a polling station in Maipuri.Shakya told toy The attackers shouted slogans in support of the SP. Shivam Pal, the driver of Shakya’s car, was injured. An FIR was registered against six unidentified persons at Kishni police station under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of IPC.
Meanwhile, SP local workers claimed that “their people are being targeted and unable to reach polling stations in Sambal, Budaun and Bareilly”. The party’s Maipuri candidate Dimple Yadav accused local officials of “slow voting” in the Maipuri constituency. “The number of people who came out in the morning was less due to high temperatures and misconduct by some officials, but SP workers stood with our people and the turnout increased during the day,” Dimple said. An SP pollster said The video of people being brutally treated in Cajal was widely shared.
In Budaun, senior leader Shivpal Yadav’s son and party candidate Aditya Yadav was seen at the ‘Sahaswan Shahbazpur polling station’ near Dana” confronted the police, claiming that “the police poured water on their agents’ bags containing ballots.” “Voters with ID and voting slips were not allowed to enter the polling stations. Similar problems were found elsewhere in the constituency… Many polling stations in Birsi only opened voting at 10.30am,” Aditya said.
Several incidents were reported in Sambal where people, allegedly SP workers, were beaten up by the police. In one incident, Socialist Party candidate Zia Ur Rahman Barq met her father Mamluk Ur Rahman Barq and the former district chief Feroz Khan rushed to a polling station at MGM Academy and got into a heated argument with police. Feroze Khan did not have a pass and was detained, leading to a scuffle between party workers and local police.
In Agra, the district administration ordered legal action against Rameshwar Singh, the independent candidate for Fatehpur Sikri seat. BJP MLA Chaudhary Babulal’s son Singh posted a video of him casting his vote on social media. Some villages in Hathras are facing boycotts due to lack of development work. Polling in Bareilly and Ola was conducted smoothly, officials said.
The SP sent several complaints to the Election Commission during the day.Secretary of the Party Committee Akhilesh Yadav “We have been receiving information since morning that people are being mistreated by the police and not being allowed to reach the stalls,” said.
Agra/Bareilly: Barring minor altercations bjp and SP Workers and allegations of slow voting and confrontations with local police, third phase Lok Sabha polls inside UP Mulayam Belt Passed away peacefully on Tuesday.exist MainpuriOn December 17, 2019, a riot broke out between BJP and Samajwadi Party workers at stall number 176 of Tejganj in Kishni Assembly area under Bewar police limits, in which two workers of the ruling party were injured.
The incident started at the Tejganj polling station when BJP operative Sudesh Chauhan accused Samajwadi Party workers of trying to rig the vote. Chouhan and his accomplice Karan Bahadur Singh were then allegedly “attacked” by the police, injuring their faces. Ms. Bhatti, SHO of Bewar, said, “We are waiting for a complaint to be lodged. A separate investigation is underway and action will be taken accordingly.
In another incident, BJP worker Prem Singh Shakya and three aides were allegedly attacked by “masked men on bicycles” while on their way to a polling station in Maipuri.Shakya told toy The attackers shouted slogans in support of the SP. Shivam Pal, the driver of Shakya’s car, was injured. An FIR was registered against six unidentified persons at Kishni police station under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of IPC.
Meanwhile, SP local workers claimed that “their people are being targeted and unable to reach polling stations in Sambal, Budaun and Bareilly”. The party’s Maipuri candidate Dimple Yadav accused local officials of “slow voting” in the Maipuri constituency. “The number of people who came out in the morning was less due to high temperatures and misconduct by some officials, but SP workers stood with our people and the turnout increased during the day,” Dimple said. An SP pollster said The video of people being brutally treated in Cajal was widely shared.
In Budaun, senior leader Shivpal Yadav’s son and party candidate Aditya Yadav was seen at the ‘Sahaswan Shahbazpur polling station’ near Dana” confronted the police, claiming that “the police poured water on their agents’ bags containing ballots.” “Voters with ID and voting slips were not allowed to enter the polling stations. Similar problems were found elsewhere in the constituency… Many polling stations in Birsi only opened voting at 10.30am,” Aditya said.
Several incidents were reported in Sambal where people, allegedly SP workers, were beaten up by the police. In one incident, Socialist Party candidate Zia Ur Rahman Barq met her father Mamluk Ur Rahman Barq and the former district chief Feroz Khan rushed to a polling station at MGM Academy and got into a heated argument with police. Feroze Khan did not have a pass and was detained, leading to a scuffle between party workers and local police.
In Agra, the district administration ordered legal action against Rameshwar Singh, the independent candidate for Fatehpur Sikri seat. BJP MLA Chaudhary Babulal’s son Singh posted a video of him casting his vote on social media. Some villages in Hathras are facing boycotts due to lack of development work. Polling in Bareilly and Ola was conducted smoothly, officials said.
The SP sent several complaints to the Election Commission during the day.Secretary of the Party Committee Akhilesh Yadav “We have been receiving information since morning that people are being mistreated by the police and not being allowed to reach the stalls,” said.
