Kannauj: In Kannauj, stone-pelting took place between the Samajwadi Party workers and the police during the nomination for the post of president in the Bhoomi Vikas Bank on Wednesday. The police baton-charged on the party workers. The angry activists started throwing stones, shouting slogans. Police and PAC reached the spot and lathi-charged to disperse the crowd.
The supporters surrounded the branch office and raised slogans and accused the Administration Police of complicity. At present, the nomination process has been stopped in view of the tension. Samajwadi Party leader Nawab Singh Yadav said that at the behest of the government, the police administration was preventing the nomination of the candidate of the Samajwadi Party. When the Samajwadi Party leaders protested, the police Baton-charged. This incident is of the Bhoomi Vikas Bank Gwal Maidan. In view of the ongoing tussle, a heavy police force is deployed on the occasion. The matter is also being pacified.
On the other hand, six more patients died on Tuesday of Corona in Kanpur. 272 new cases of coronavirus reported in Kanpur. One of the dead patients had symptoms of meningitis along with kidney disease. Others also had diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, along with infection. The death toll from Corona has now reached 389. A total of 13196 and 4244 infected have been cured. There are 3293 active cases. Halat and four patients of two infected died in private hospitals. A 71-year-old man from Birhana Road in Halat and a 50-year-old man from Chamanganj died.
