Varanasi: Ballia police on Monday arrested five Samajwadi Party (SP) activists from the party s district unit office under Kotwali police station area for allegedly abusing UP minister Upendra Tiwari after declaration of results of zila panchayat chairman election on Saturday.
Former minister Ambika Chawdhary, his son and zila panchayat chairman Anand Chawdhary, SP district chief Rajmangal Yadav and many others were accused in an FIR lodged by Tiwari’s nephew Ashwini Tiwari in this connection.
A video of the incident showing the minister being abused by the supporters of Anand Chawdhary after the announcement of zila panchayat chairman election result on Saturday night had gone viral.