Mumbai North candidate from the Congress party, the actor-turned-politician, Urmila Matondkar filed a complaint against BJP workers after the clashes that hit out while she was campaigning for her party ahead of the Lok Sabha Polls. The actor also filed a complaint to demand police security as the recent events have brought a fear of threat to her life by the ruling party.
Urmila Matondkar was granted police security after she filed a report against the BJP workers who broke out clashes with the Congress party workers, while she was campaigning at a coastal suburb today. She had sought police protection after the incident.
Urmila alleged that while she was campaigning at the Borivali railway station, some BJP supporters started shouting Modi and started raising slogans against them. She signaled her party workers to ignore them, but soon after the BJP workers started hurling abusive comments that led to a fight between the two parties. The actor said that the ruling party is trying to create a fear in her that she should either stop campaigning or back out of her candidature.
Sangramsinh Nishandar, Deputy Commissioner of Police said that Urmila Matondkar has been extended the protection asked by her until the Lok Sabha elections. However, he said, he has yet not reached the proof that the people involved in the clashes were BJP supporters. He said those people involved in the scuffle were commuters and supporters of PM Narendra Modi.
Ms. Matondkar while filing the application against the BJP supporters, she said that “I was shocked at the blatant violation of Code of Conduct by the BJP workers.” She added that to ensure the safety of my female supporters and myself, I am constrained to lodge a complaint to save my dignity.
Urmila Matondkar joined Congress recently following the ideal and principles of Nehru that have been the foundation rules of her family. She is a candidate for the Mumbai North constituency and will contest on the Congress ticket.
Mumbai’s six seats will go to polls in the fourth phase of the elections that have started on April 11. The results will be announced on May 23.
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