Amethi. A day before the polling in Amethi’s Gauriganj Kotwali, SP MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh along with his supporters thrashed the BJP candidate’s husband. During this, there was a lot of abuse and the police stood and watched the spectacle.
A day before the polling day, the atmosphere in Gauriganj Municipality has become extremely tense. Gauriganj MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh, who has been protesting since Tuesday evening over the illegal activities being done by the supporters of the BJP candidate on the police, became furious on the second day. The MLA and his supporters started taking the police to the dock, accusing the police of saving BJP supporters.
The police force of several police stations was called outside the Kotwali. Meanwhile, the MLA also threatened to bring out his pistol. Only then BJP candidate Rashmi Singh’s husband Deepak Singh was seen going out of Kotwali. SP supporters surrounded him and started beating his car in his presence. To escape slowly, Deepak Singh rammed his car inside the police station. Where the SP MLA and his supporters thrashed the BJP candidate’s husband inside the police station.
MLA’s nephew Arunendra Singh also got hurt in the melee. The police somehow pulled out the BJP candidate’s husband and saved his life. After this, some supporters of BJP also came inside the police station. Seeing the situation worsening, Captain Dr. Ilamaran reached Gauriganj Kotwali along with the police of several police stations. Some SP workers have also been beaten up outside. Both the parties are adamant about the demand for trial. At present the situation is very tense.