Ahmedabad: In a pre-poll clash, supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and
Congress indulged in violence, causing injuries to at least two persons at
Randhikpur Assembly constituency, close to Godhra in Panchmahals district of Gujarat
on November 27 night, police said.
DSP Panchmahals Narsimha Komar said, "about 20 party members of BJP and Congress had
a heated argument" over some issue that snowballed into violence.
Some party members were beaten with sticks and a few small cabins were set on fire
allegedly by enraged protestors, he said.
However, the incident was controlled with police intervention and offences were
booked against those involved in the clash, Komar said adding that there was no
tension in the region at all.
Regarding monitoring of "anti-minority or anti-community" speeches by any particular
candidate in the highly communally sensitive region, Komar said, "Police is keeping
a watch on all candidates who are involved in election campaign, irrespective of
their party affiliation."
PTI
