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Congress campaigner from Delhi’s Rithala Assembly seat, Sushant Mishra. (Image: X)
The Congress has said its campaigner for Delhi’s Rithala Assembly seat, Sushant Mishra, was attacked by an Election Commission-appointed authoritative connected Saturday evening—an allegation rejected by the territory magistrate, who is besides the territory predetermination officer.
AICC subordinate Ajay Upadhyay told reporters, “We were holding a rally successful the constituency erstwhile a man, who did not amusement america his individuality card, tried to halt the rally and asked those gathered to disperse. When Sushant Mishra asked him who helium was and wherefore helium was trying to halt the rally, helium said helium was from the EC and started to endanger him. After that, Mishra was pushed and deed connected the articulator by a mic. We privation to inquire the EC wherefore our campaigner is being harassed… We person been raising an contented astir our predetermination run worldly being removed… The AAP’s and BJP’s flags are being enactment up crossed the city; wherefore are ours being removed?”
A connection from the bureau of the territory magistrate, however, said that a flying surveillance squad (FST) had reached the country aft receiving a ailment astir 5 p.m. connected Saturday.
“At the aforesaid time, campaigning of the INC (Indian National Congress) enactment was besides going connected astatine Budh Vihar Phase-2. The FST caput requested the organisers to show the transcript of permission. The campaigners of the enactment were incapable to show a transcript of the permission. The FST caput and his team, therefore, requested the organisers to disperse arsenic they had nary support for campaigning, and the expenditure squad was besides requested to grounds the expenditure. The organisers discussed amongst themselves for immoderate clip and dispersed,” the connection read.
The connection added that the squad was doing its work arsenic per process and that the allegations of “misbehaviour/disagreement by FST squad members with campaigners are not recovered close and frankincense denied successful toto”.
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