WATCH VIDEO: BJP workers beat up presiding officer in Moradabad

The officer was later removed from the booth but no action was taken against the attackers.

Lucknow: As the polling for third phase of Uttar Pradesh, is underway in Uttar Pradesh, violence broke out in one of the constituencies. BJP activists allegedly beat up the presiding officer at booth number 231 in Bilari in the Moradabad Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers alleged that the officer, Mohd Zubair, was pressurizing women voters to press the ‘cycle button' of the Samajwadi Party. The officer was later removed from the booth but no action was taken against the attackers. In Etah, a number of voters alleged that the presiding officials were pressuring voters to vote for the "cycle". One such officer, Yogesh Kumar, was taken off duty. The incident has been captured on camera.

#WATCH Moradabad: BJP workers beat an Election Official at booth number 231 alleging he was asking voters to press the 'cycle' symbol of Samajwadi party pic.twitter.com/FokdXCAJ1z

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No action has been taken against the party workers.