AGRA: A BJP worker was allegedly shot at and injured by Samajwadi Party workers during a clash at Avadh Nagar polling booth in Mainpuri city on Sunday evening.
Earlier during the day, sitting MLA from Samajwadi Party, Raj Kumar Yadav, sustained injuries after being attacked allegedly by BJP workers at Rasemar village. Both incidents took place after allegations of bogus voting were levelled at the two polling booths.
Former district president of BJP in Mainpuri, Alok Gupta,, accused Samajwadi Party workers of allegedly shooting their party worker at Avadh Nagar polling booth under Mainpuri (city) assembly constituency. He claimed, “They shot at our councillor but the bullet hit our party worker, Aman Pandey, who was standing there.” BJP workers held a protest to demand action against the accused.
Police said that a bullet hit Pandey in the stomach and he was taken to the district hospital from where he was referred to Agra. SP Ashok Kumar Rai said the accused, Anshul Yadav, a Samajwadi Party worker, has been arrested. Additional police force has been deployed in the area to avoid any untoward incident.
MLA Yadav told media persons that after casting his vote in the morning he was going to Kurawali when he was informed that some people were trying to disrupt polling at Rasemar village by not allowing voters to cast their vote. He said as soon as he reached ther, Arun Yadav and his associates started pelting stones at him and opened fire.
“I was lucky to escape the bullets but a stone hit me near my left eye,” he said, adding that the accused opened at least six rounds of fire and pelted his vehicle, which was damaged.
