Latest News | BJP, Congress Workers Clash on the Way to Filing Nominations

Mangaluru, Apr 17 (PTI) Workers of BJP and Congress got into a minor scuffle in Santhekatte in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district on Monday after an angry mob damaged a car that belonged to a BJP worker.

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The incident was reported after supporters of BJP candidate Harish Poonja were returning after the filing of nomination papers. Congress party workers were taking a procession on the same route to file the nomination papers of their candidate Rakshith Shivaram.

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Workers of both parties got into an altercation as they raised slogans. Later, BJP workers staged a protest condemning the incident, police sources said.

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