Cong, BJP supporters clash during canvassing

Congress and BJP supporters clashed during campaigning in Rampur Khas Assembly segment today and demanded lodging of FIR against each other.
BJP candidate Nagesh Pratap Singh and his supporters were in Narainpur village under Lalganj police station area this afternoon for campaigning when they had a tiff with Congress workers and both sides came to blows with each other, police said.
Some vehicles were also damaged in the incident, police said, adding that BJP workers later blocked traffic on Ranipur-Kaithal road demanding lodging of FIR and Congress workers protested at the Kotwali.
Both the sides were pacified and the road was cleared after some time, Kotwali incharge of Lalganj B P Tripathi said, adding that FIR will be lodged later on getting a complaint.

Polling on the seat is scheduled for fourth phase on February 23.