4pm News Network: Voting will be held today (November 20) on 9 Uttar Pradesh assembly seats. Strict security measures have been adopted during voting. Police have been deployed in every corner. This time, there is a possibility of a close contest as all parties in the state are participating in the by-elections. Seats in the state where byelections are being held include Katehari in Ambedkar Nagar, Karhal in Mainpuri, Mirapur in Muzaffarnagar, Majhwan in Ghaziabad, Mirzapur, Sisamau in Kanpur Nagar, Khair in Aligarh, Phulpur in Prayagraj and Kundarki in Moradabad. A total of 90 candidates are in the fray for these 9 assembly seats.
Meanwhile, there has been quite a stir during the ongoing voting for the by-elections in Meerapur seat of Muzaffarnagar, UP. The crowd started pelting stones at Kakrauli, after which the police chased away the rowdy crowd. In such a situation, seeing the commotion, the SSP has reached the spot with strong police force. According to information, police have taken action in the case of rampage and stone-pelting in Muzaffarnagar. A flag march is taking place at the site of the stoning. The police held a flag march on the stone-strewn streets. The police are monitoring the street and the town.
The police arrested the president of the stand.
Amid voting for the UP by-elections, the SP party has alleged that the police forcibly detained the SP booth president at Sisamau assembly booth number 33 in Kanpur.
Law and order have collapsed: SP leader
On the UP by-elections, SP party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said, “Honestly, the BJP cannot win a single seat. Law and order have collapsed. Everyone is dissatisfied due to divisive politics. Everyone suffers losses in the riots. The trend is in favor of the Samajwadi Party. We will win almost all the seats, an INDIA coalition government will be formed in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.”
