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Congress Leaders Clash During Faridabad Protest March
Congress workers held a protest march in Faridabad against the chief of India’s Election Commission.
During the march, two women leaders reportedly argued.
Reports say the disagreement started when one tried to walk ahead of the other.
The two allegedly slapped each other and began to scuffle.
Other party workers stepped in to separate them.
A local party leader said the crowd may have caused people to bump into one another.
He said the matter would be resolved soon.
A similar fight among Congress workers was also reported at a protest in Mathura.
Two Congress women leaders reportedly scuffled during a protest march in Old Faridabad, Haryana.
The march was protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Reports say the dispute began when Gajna Lamba tried to move ahead of Parag Sharma in the procession.
The two leaders reportedly slapped each other before party workers intervened and separated them.
District Congress president Baljeet Kaushik downplayed the incident, saying people could bump into one another in a crowded march.
- Who
- Congress leaders Parag Sharma and Gajna Lamba were reportedly involved; party workers separated them.
- What
- A protest march was followed by a reported physical altercation between two Congress women leaders.
- Where
- A march from Chandi Wali Dharamshala to Pathwari Temple in Old Faridabad, Haryana.
- When
- Thursday; the article does not give a date.
- Why
- The march was a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar; reports say the altercation began when Lamba tried to move ahead of Sharma.
Reported altercation
Downplayed explanation
What happened in the march
Reported altercation
Reports describe Sharma and Lamba slapping each other and getting into a scuffle after Lamba tried to move ahead.
Downplayed explanation
Baljeet Kaushik said that in a crowded march, someone’s hand can touch another person and said the matter would be resolved soon.
Key facts
- Location
- Old Faridabad, Haryana
- March route
- Chandi Wali Dharamshala to Pathwari Temple
- Protest target
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Leaders reportedly involved
- Parag Sharma and Gajna Lamba
- Party leaders who intervened
- Party workers, including district Congress president Baljeet Kaushik
- Kaushik's comment
- He said people may accidentally bump into one another in a crowded march and the matter would be resolved soon.
- Related incident
- A separate scuffle among Congress workers was reported during a protest march in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
Quotes
Baljeet Kaushik
District Congress president who intervened to separate the leaders and commented on the altercation.
“During a crowded march, someone’s hand can touch someone else. The matter will be resolved soon.”
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