Multiple shots were also fired at the convoy when it was on its way from Uniyar to Jahna market.
AYODHYA — Samajwadi Party candidate Abhay Singh’s convoy was allegedly pelted with stones and fired upon in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya district on Friday.
Abhay Singh, former MLA, is 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.
Multiple shots were also fired at the convoy when it was on its way from Uniyar to Jahna market. The incident took place in the Meopur market area which falls under the jurisdiction of the Maharajganj police station.
Though no person was injured in the attack but one of the vehicles in Abhay Singh’s convoy was badly damaged.
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.”
An FIR has been lodged at Maharajganj police station. A person identified as Vikas Singh has been accused of the attack, according to media reports.
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