Samajwadi Party leader Abhay Singh’s convoy was allegedly pelted with stones and fired upon in Goshainganj in UP’s Ayodhya district on Friday.
Samajwadi Party leader Abhay Singh’s convoy was allegedly pelted with stones and fired upon in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya district on Friday.
Abhay Singh is a former MLA and the SP’s candidate from the Goshainganj assembly seat in Ayodhya. He will be facing off with BJP nominee Aarti Tiwari, the wife of former BJP MLA Indra Pratap Tiwari, in the third phase of the UP assembly election.
Abhay Singh’s convoy was on its way from Uniyar to Jahna market, when the incident took place in the Meopur market area under Maharajganj police station.
No person was injured in the attack but one of the vehicles in Abhay Singh’s convoy was badly damaged.
An FIR is being lodged at Maharajganj police station. A person identified as Vikas Singh has been accused of the attack.
Taking to Facebook, Abhay Singh wrote, “The police is in collusion with the opponents. The Election Commission has no standing. While I was returning from campaigning, my convoy was fired upon in Nev Kabirpur. I’m completely safe. I request my workers to cooperate in maintaining the peace and law and order. Our opponents know they have lost the elections which is why they don’t want the poll to be held.”
