UP Block pramukh polls: Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP for violence, says 'SP candidates were attacked, threatened'

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav accused BJP leaders and workers on Thursday (July 8) of indulging in anarchy and violence during the process of filing nominations for the election to the posts of chairpersons of Block polls and making a mockery of democracy. The former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister claimed that Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey's car was damaged in Siddharthnagar district's Etwa block.