NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Celebration MP Manoj Tiwari was allegedly attacked on Saturday whereas holding a roadshow in Bihar's Buxar forward of the upcoming meeting elections.Tiwari accused Rashtriya Janata Dal supporters of invading the BJP's roadshow and trying to chase his convoy whereas elevating RJD slogans.
“We held a roadshow in Dumraon, Buxar, and I'm shocked at how RJD supporters invaded it. RJD supporters started sloganeering. First, we had been hooted at, after which somebody tried to put in the RJD flag on our automobile,” Tiwari stated.“After we resisted, they tried to crush us and hurled abuses. To keep away from what occurred in Mokama, we instructed drivers to run away shortly. Nonetheless, they hit our vehicles with sticks, forcing us to run,” he added.He additionally appealed to the Election Fee to take strict motion towards these behind the incident.“I'm interesting to the Election Fee, the administration, and Mahagathbandhan leaders — what sort of behaviour is that this when contesting elections? It's a blatant crime. We've lodged a grievance and spoken to the SP. A grievance has been forwarded to the Election Fee, and strict motion needs to be taken towards these behind this incident,” the BJP MP stated.This comes as Janata Dal (United) candidate from the Mokama constituency, Anant Kumar Singh, was arrested by Patna Police on Saturday evening in reference to the homicide of a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma stated.On October 30, Jan Suraaj supporter Dularchand Yadav was killed throughout firing between two teams whereas campaigning for the upcoming Bihar meeting elections in Mokama. The SSP stated Anant Singh has been arrested together with two associates — Manikant Thakur and Ranjeet Ram. All three shall be introduced earlier than the Justice of the Peace.Voting for Bihar's 243-seat meeting will happen in two phases on November 6 and 11. Counting of votes will happen on November 14.
