Politician assaulted amid ongoing Lok Sabha Elections in northern India
by Komal KashyapFormer JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar was attacked by unidentified assailants outside the AAP office in northern India’s Delhi.
The incident took place near the AAP office in the New Usmanpur area on May 17.
Visuals showed as Kanhaiya Kumar was leaving the office after a meeting, a crowd had gathered outside. Some people initially put a garland on him, but then the crowd collectively started to assault him.
According to reports some unknown men reportedly attacked the leader with ink just after Kahnhaiya Kumar held a party meeting with local Councillor Chhaya Sharma.
“Some persons came and put garland around Kanhaiya Kumar. After garlanding him, some persons threw ink on Kanhaiya Kumar and tried to assault him. When Chhaya Sharma tried to intervene, they misbehaved and threatened her,” citing the complaint registered by Chhaya Sharma.
Kanhaiya Kumar accused Bhartiya Janta Party MP Manoj Tiwari of carrying out the attack out of frustration and sending “goons.” He stated, “The attack was ordered by a rival contender from the constituency Manoj Tiwari,” He added, ” Manoj Tiwari, the sitting MP, is frustrated with his rising popularity, and that is why he sent “goons” to attack me.
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