'Invaded roadshow, hurled abuses': Manoj Tiwari allegedly attacked by RJD ; files complaint with EC

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Manoj Tiwari was allegedly attacked connected Saturday portion holding a roadshow successful Bihar’s Buxar up of the upcoming assembly elections.Tiwari accused Rashtriya Janata Dal supporters of invading the BJP’s roadshow and attempting to pursuit his convoy portion raising RJD slogans.

“We held a roadshow successful Dumraon, Buxar, and I’m shocked astatine however RJD supporters invaded it. RJD supporters began sloganeering. First, we were hooted at, and past idiosyncratic tried to instal the RJD emblem connected our vehicle,” Tiwari said.“When we resisted, they tried to crush america and hurled abuses. To debar what happened successful Mokama, we instructed drivers to tally distant quickly. However, they deed our cars with sticks, forcing america to run,” helium added.He besides appealed to the Election Commission to instrumentality strict enactment against those down the incident.“I americium appealing to the Election Commission, the administration, and Mahagathbandhan leaders — what benignant of behaviour is this erstwhile contesting elections? It is simply a blatant crime. We person lodged a ailment and spoken to the SP. A ailment has been forwarded to the Election Commission, and strict enactment should beryllium taken against those down this incident,” the BJP MP said.

This comes arsenic Janata Dal (United) campaigner from the Mokama constituency, Anant Kumar Singh, was arrested by Patna Police connected Saturday nighttime successful transportation with the execution of a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma said.On October 30, Jan Suraaj protagonist Dularchand Yadav was killed during firing betwixt 2 groups portion campaigning for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections successful Mokama. The SSP said Anant Singh has been arrested on with 2 associates — Manikant Thakur and Ranjeet Ram. All 3 volition beryllium presented earlier the magistrate.Voting for Bihar’s 243-seat assembly volition instrumentality spot successful 2 phases connected November 6 and 11. Counting of votes volition instrumentality spot connected November 14.