In a disturbing video clip that is now going viral on social media, a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, Mohammad Miya, is seen assaulting a differently-abled man.
The BJP leader assaults the man by repeatedly trying to shove a lathi in the his mouth. The man can be heard saying, “I’ll vote for Akhilesh(Yadav)”.
BJP leader Mohammad Miya assaulting specially-abled youth in Sambhal after the latter passed negative remark about BJP leaders. The youth, who could barely put up a fight, can be heard saying 'Vote dunga Akhilesh ko' pic.twitter.com/eazAzwJzJE
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Navbharat Times reported that the incident took place outside the Special District Magistrate’s office in Sambhal. Reportedly, the police arrived on the scene and took the victim to the police station, and he was fined for ‘disturbing peace’.
SDM Jitendra Yadav told Navbharat Times that the man being assaulted in the video was ‘abusing’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.P. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. No action has been taken against Mohammad Miya.
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