Baghel was Campaigning ahead of UP Assembly elections!
Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Karhal candidate Satya Pal Singh Baghel has been provided ‘Z’ category security by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) after his Convoy was attacked.
According to the information, Union Minister of State in Ministry of Law and Justice, Baghel, was accorded the Z category security on February 11, said the MHA source a day after the senior BJP leader`s convoy was attacked with stones and sticks near Attikullapur village in Manipuri district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday evening.
Information mentions that The incident took place in Rahmatullahpur village of Thana Karhal when Baghel was out during campaigning in the area ahead of the second phase of UP Assembly polls and was on his way to Atikullapur village with other party leaders.
Further, it said, the BJP leader escaped unhurt during the attack. However, the window of a vehicle in Baghel`s convoy was hit by stones and shattered. The BJP has strongly condemned the attack on Baghel.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister KP Maurya alleged that Samajwadi Party "goons" were behind the incident.
According to the statement given by the police, The FIR was lodged against Umakant Yadav, Bittu, and others under sections 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the relevant provisions of the Representation of the People Act.
One of the attackers identified himself as Umakant Yadav and called another person, Neetu, Baghel said, adding that other people also joined them and started pelting stones and vandalising the vehicles of the convoy.
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