Last Updated: August 21, 2023, 15:10 IST
The incident took place at the SP’s one-day ’mahasammelan’ at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan.
While the shoe did not reach up to Maurya, party workers overpowered the alleged assailant and thrashed him
A shoe was thrown at senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya during a party event in Lucknow on Monday.
The shoe did not reach up to Maurya. Party workers overpowered the alleged assailant and thrashed him.
”The accused has been taken to a hospital and further details will be known after questioning him,” Assistant Commissioner of Police (Lucknow) Aniandy Vikram Singh told PTI. The alleged assailant, Akash Saini, was dressed as a lawyer, the officer said.
VIDEO | A man dressed up as an advocate hurls shoe at Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya in Lucknow. The attacker was later roughed up by Maurya’s supporters. More details are awaited. pic.twitter.com/OQCU5G3xVE— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 21, 2023
He was taken into custody by the Vibhuti Khand police.
The incident took place at the SP’s one-day ’mahasammelan’ at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan.
Party president Akhilesh Yadav was scheduled to address the event. He had not reached the venue at the time of the incident.
Maurya, a prominent OBC leader in Uttar Pradesh who had defected to the SP from the BJP just before the 2022 assembly elections, has been in the thick of a controversy over his remarks on the Ramcharitmanas and Hindu temples.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)