BJP lawmakers meet UP unit president after brawl, Yogi warns of strict action

The two BJP lawmakers who had exchanged blows met the Uttar Pradesh party president here on Thursday to explain their conduct even as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath warned of strict action over the fracas.

But no immediate action has been announced against Sant Kabir Nagar MP Sharad Tripathi and Mehdawal MLA Rakesh Baghel, who fought at an official meeting.

A party leader said BJP state unit president Mahendra Nath Pandey told them sternly that they should have refrained from the behaviour they displayed at the district planning committee meeting in Sant Kabir Nagar on Wednesday evening.

The party leader said Pandey met the two separately for their versions and has also sought a report from state minister minister Ashutosh Tandon, who too was present at the meeting in Sant Kabir Nagar