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Bikaner Congress Chief Allegedly Assaulted Over Ticket Denial
Madan Gopal Meghwal leads the Congress party in Bikaner.
He was attending the opening of an election office.
He says four people called him outside to welcome him.
He alleges that they then slapped and punched him.
One of the people was Mohit Arora, who reportedly wanted a party ticket.
The ticket was for a local election seat in Ward 50.
Meghwal said the attackers were Congress workers.
A video that may show the incident appeared online.
Bikaner Congress president Madan Gopal Meghwal was allegedly assaulted by party workers on Wednesday.
The incident occurred during the inauguration of Congress candidate Navratan Daga’s election office in Ward 50.
Meghwal alleged that Mohit Arora and three others attacked him after questioning his ticket denial.
Meghwal said Arora had sought a party ticket from Ward 50 and had been following him for two days.
Police said a purported video of the incident surfaced online, while Meghwal criticized the party’s candidate selection.
- Who
- Bikaner Congress president and former IPS officer Madan Gopal Meghwal alleges that Congress workers, including Mohit Arora, attacked him.
- What
- Meghwal was allegedly slapped and punched during an election-office inauguration.
- Where
- At the inauguration of Navratan Daga’s election office in Ward 50, Bikaner.
- When
- Wednesday, during campaigning for upcoming local bodies polls.
- Why
- Meghwal said the alleged attack followed questions about why Arora had not received the party ticket.
Key facts
- Main person
- Madan Gopal Meghwal, Bikaner Congress president and former IPS officer
- Alleged attackers
- Mohit Arora and three others, according to Meghwal
- Event
- Inauguration of a Congress candidate’s election office
- Candidate
- Navratan Daga
- Location
- Ward 50, Bikaner
- Election
- Upcoming local bodies polls
- Evidence mentioned
- A purported video of the incident surfaced online
Sources
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