Ghosi assembly by-poll: In a startling turn of events on Sunday, a youth threw ink at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Dara Singh Chauhan when he was campaigning for a by-election in the Ghosi assembly seat in the Adari area of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh. The video of the incident also appeared on social media.
This incident occurred while the BJP leader was engaged in his campaign near the Adri village within the Thana Sarai Lakhanshi area of the district on Sunday afternoon. After Chauhan got down from the car, some BJP workers were welcoming him and suddenly an unidentified individual hurled a bottle of ink at him. The ink splashed onto Chauhan's face, briefly blinding him and creating chaos in the surroundings.
It can be seen in the video that as soon as Dara gets down from his car, ink is suddenly thrown at him. The bystanders are left bewildered by the sudden incident. Subsequently, Chauhan's security team quickly acted to ensure his safety and attempted to apprehend the person responsible for the ink attack.
Accused has been identified
Additional Superintendent of Police Mahesh Singh Atri said the accused has been identified as Monu Yadav. He said the incident occurred when Chauhan was being welcomed by party supporters at Adri Chatti after he attended a public meeting at a college located in Kopaganj block.
As per reports, the youth who threw black ink on the BJP leader, fled from the spot. Dara Singh Chauhan was accompanied by his supporters and also his security but nobody was able to avert the incident. There was chaos after the incident took place.
'They are scared of losing elections'
Chauhan has blamed the opposition for the ink-throwing incident, stating that it happened because the opposition is witnessing its defeat. "I went to participate in a program where someone threw ink on me. This clearly shows that they are scared of losing the elections. We have informed the police regarding this, and action will be taken against them," said Chauhan.
Ghosi bypoll
BJP has named Dara Singh Chauhan as a candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Ghosi for bypoll. The party has fielded Dara Singh Chauhan from Ghosi in Uttar Pradesh.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party declared former MLA Sudhakar Singh as its candidate for the bypoll to the Ghosi assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district.
The Ghosi seat in Uttar Pradesh fell vacant after Samajwadi Party’s Dara Singh Chauhan resigned to join the BJP.
Former SP MLA Dara Singh Chauhan returned to BJP in July this year. Chauhan had submitted his resignation to Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana on July 15. Chauhan was a cabinet minister in the previous Yogi Adityanath government but had resigned ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections and joined the SP.
The elections to the Ghosi seat will be held on September 5 and the counting of votes will take place on September 8.
(With agencies input)
