MP Election: Congress Candidate's Aide Killed In Chhatarpur As Sporadic Clashes Mar Polls

In Rajnagar constituency, supporters of two political leaders faced off in the early hours of Friday which resulted in the death of one Salman.

A Congress candidate aide was killed during polling in Madhya Pradesh

Source : PTI

An aide of a Congress candidate from Rajnagar constituency in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district was killed in a fight between two groups on Friday during the assembly polls in the state. A few clashes were also reported from other parts of the state during the Friday polls, reported news agency PTI. 

A skirmish between two groups in the Mhow area of Indore district left five people injured while two men were wounded in a clash in Dimani constituency of Morena district from where Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar has been fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party. 

In Rajnagar constituency, supporters of two political leaders faced off in the early hours of Friday which resulted in the death of one Salman, according to Chhatarpur Superintendent of Police Amit Sanghi, the report added. 

The Congress candidate Vikram Singh, alias Nati Raja, alleged that Salma used to drive him around while BJP nominee Arvind Pateria called for a judicial probe dubbing the incident a conspiracy. 

In the sensitive assembly constituency of Sumawali in Morena district, the police asked BJP candidate Andal Singh Kansana, Congress nominee Ajab Singh Kushwaha and BSP’s Kuldeep Singh Sikarwar to sit in one place to ensure peaceful conduct of the polls, the PTI report added. 

“The trio was called for a meeting the previous day where they agreed upon coming to the police line,” said Morena Superintendent of Police Shailendra Singh, adding that this has been an old practice. 

Morena is a part of Chambal region which was once infamous for producing dreaded dacoits

Earlier, Singh said that two people were injured in Mirdhan village during a clash between two groups over attempts to stop voters from casting their ballots in Dimni constituency. He also dismissed reports by a section of the media stating that there was firing and subsequent bullet injuries in the village.

“Two persons, identified as Ajay Sharma and Rampratap Sharma, were injured by sticks in the fight. The news of bullet injuries is wrong,” he said, adding that additional police personnel have been deployed in the area.