A group of farmers on Saturday allegedly beat up Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Arun Narang in Malout in Muktsar district of Punjab, reported P...
A group of farmers on Saturday allegedly beat up Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Arun Narang in Malout in Muktsar district of Punjab, reported PTI.
Narang was allegedly attacked by farmers protesting against the farm laws when the Abohar MLA along with local leaders reached Malout to address a press conference. The protestors allegedly surrounded the MLA and threw black ink on him, officials said.
The police then took the legislator to a shop to protect him. But when he emerged again, the protesters allegedly beat him up and tore his clothes, the police said, adding that Narang was escorted to a safer place after the incident. The BJP office was also ransacked, reported The Tribune.
Punjab: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Abohar Arun Narang was thrashed allegedly by protesting farmers in Malout yesterday.
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An FIR has been registered at Malout Police Station. pic.twitter.com/c7DOYzEMYv
A senior police officer also sustained minor injuries during the scuffle that lasted for nearly an hour. Muktsar Senior Superintendent of Police D Sudarvizhi told The Tribune that a case of attempt to murder was being registered on the complaint of the injured police official.
“No BJP leader has yet given a statement about today’s incident,” Sudarvizhi said. “We are registering a case on the statement of...
