Bulundshahr was rocked with a sensational broad daylight shootout on Tuesday, when half a dozen unidentified miscreants opened fire on newly elected Nagar Palika chairman belonging to Bahujan Samaj Party. The critically injured leader was rushed to hospital where he was battling for his life. local police which rushed to the spot along with senior officers suspected political rivalry behind the shootout. In the recent Urban Civic Bodies polls, the results of which were announced on last Friday, said BSP leader defeated his rival belonging to Bharatiya Janta Party. Further investigations are on it this regard.
Reports said that Brijesh Sharma aka Gopal Sharma, leader of Bahujan Samaj Party who won the Anoopsaher Nagar Palika Parishad chairman defeating BJP’s Nishant Vashist, had gone on the banks of Ganga to feed fishes on Friday morning. In a surprise move, he was intercepted by half a dozen goons who opened indiscriminate fire in which Sharma was critically injured. Suspecting that Sharma was Rs dead’, the assailants escaped from the spot. Sharma was rushed to district hospital from where he was referred to another private hospital and was still struggling for survival. The family members of the victim suspected the hands of the BJP leader Nishant behind the attack.
Meanwhile in Mau, the supporters of Naushad Ansari, who won the ward 37 election in the local urban bodies polls recently had pelted stones on the house of another candidate Arshad Jamal, on Monday night. local police who rushed to the spot claimed that the incident took place just as the supporters of two candidates were engaged in war of words during polls and now after victory of Ansari, his supporters attacked the house of opponents. A case has been registered in this regard.
Meanwhile in another report form Aligarh, hundreds of BJP workers staged a dharna at the Civil lines police station, seeking an
FIR against District Magistrate, Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod, holding him responsible for the Party's defeat in the just-concluded mayoral polls in the State.