New Delhi: Ink was thrown on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti allegedly by a right-wing activist while he was going to inspect some government schools in Rae Bareli district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday (January 11). After the ink attack, Bharti was involved in a heated argument with police officials whereas the youth who threw ink on Bharti managed to escape.
The police escorted Bharti from the guest house of the Irrigation Department and proceeded towards Amethi district.
The incident took place over the AAP MLA’s controversial remark on the condition of hospitals in Uttar Pradesh. An FIR has been filed against AAP MLA Somnath Bharti for his derogatory statement about the condition of hospitals in Uttar Pradesh.
Watch what happened:
स्याही फेंके जाने पर बौखलाए AAP नेता सोमनाथ भारती बोले- योगी की मौत सुनिश्चित है
|@AamAadmiParty @attorneybharti @myogiadityanath #YogiAdityanath| pic.twitter.com/MIlD4HydO4— Newsroom Post (@NewsroomPostCom) January 11, 2021
Earlier, AAP MP Sanjay Singh said that the dictatorship in Uttar Pradesh was reaching a crescendo and efforts are being made to browbeat AAP leaders who are raising questions on the poor conditions of health and education facilities in the state.
Ink attack on Sanjay Singh
An unidentified person threw ink at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) delegation which reached Hathras to meet the family members of the alleged gangrape victim. The incident took place when AAP Rajya Sabha Sanjay Singh was speaking to media here along with Delhi party leaders Rakhi Birla and Ajay Dutt.
