Jaunpur: A Congress candidate was on Saturday
arrested for staging a dharna without taking permission from
the district administration, police said here.
BL Verma, the Congress candidate from newly-constituted
Mungra Badshahpur assembly seat, was arrested along with his
supporters for staging a dharna at Machlishahr area, they
said.
Verma, who was protesting alleged irregularities and
corruption at paddy purchase centres, did not take permission
from the authorities before launching the sit-in agitation
despite the model code of conduct being in place in the state
in view of the coming Uttar Pradesh elections, due on
February, police said.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, January 07, 2012, 13:16