Over 150 People Booked for Misbehaving with Anupriya Patel

The incident occured when Apna Dal workers who were on a roadshow with their leader Anupriya Patel in Pratapgarh.

An FIR was lodged against 158 people, including local leader Vinod Dubey, for allegedly misbehaving with Union Minister and Apna Dal leader Anupriya Patel during a road show in Pratapgarh, UP.

The incident occurred when Apna Dal workers, who were on a roadshow with the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and party MLA RK Verma, came face to face with the supporters of Dubey, who is planning to contest the state Assembly polls as an Independent candidate, leading to an argument. The FIR was subsequently lodged at Raniganj police station.

The Union Minister had said that the incident was a “conspiracy” to disturb her party’s procession.

I think it was a conspiracy (of the ruling SP). I was not provided with security and even after complaining, the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police did not reach the spot immediately.

Anupriya Patel, Apna Dal Leader

Patel also said if such was the response of the law enforcement agencies to a request by the minister, then “one could easily understand the plight of common people regarding law and order matters”.

Alleging misbehaviour with their leaders, Apna Dal workers had blocked traffic on Raebareli-Varanasi Highway and later, when the Union Minister left, they went on a dharna.