Jaipur: Stones had been allegedly pelted at the convoy of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, damaging the rear windshield of his automotive.
Police have detained a pupil leader, who the Bhartiya Kisan Union claimed, belonged to ABVP, the coed wing of the BJP, and accused the celebration of being behind the attack.
Tikait, nonetheless, was not in his automotive when the stones had been allegedly pelted, Bhiwadi Superintendent of Police Ram Murti Joshi mentioned, including nobody was injured within the incident.
The incident passed off when Tikait’s convoy reached Tatarpur chauraha on its strategy to his second rally venue, the SP mentioned, including the farmer leader addressed two rallies within the district on Friday.
He mentioned Kuldeep Rai, a pupil leader of Alwar-based Matsya University, alongside together with his supporters confirmed black flags when the cavalcade was passing.
“At this, a few of the vehicles stopped and their occupants within the autos argued with them over the difficulty. Amid all this, the windshield of 1 automotive was broken apparently in stone pelting,” the SP mentioned.
BKU’s state president Rajaram Meel, who was accompanying Tikait, alleged that at least 40 to 50 folks carrying sticks stopped the convoy and entered into an altercation with them.
“We had been shifting in the direction of Bansur after addressing the primary assembly in Harsoli when the incident passed off,” he mentioned.
Meel mentioned Tikait addressed the second assembly after the incident.
Former CPI(M) MLA Amra Ram, who too was accompanying Tikat, alleged that the attack was carried out by the ABVP members at the behest of the BJP.
BKU spokesperson in Ghaziabad additionally blamed ABVP for the attack.
“Some ABVP activists attacked Rakesh Tikait and broken the rear windshield of his car for which BKU employees staged a sit-in. Police arrested the errant activists after which the sit-in protest was referred to as off,” BKU media in-charge Dharmendra Malik advised PTI in Ghaziabad.
