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BJP-Cong TV debate leads to fisticuffs
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 18 2019:
A live discussion on a local TV channel took an ugly turn with representatives of the BJP and the Congress nearly coming to blows inside the channel's office, and supporters from either side joining in and blowing the incident out of proportion today
at about 8 pm .
In the melee that followed outside the TV channel office at Keishampat, a security personnel of Khangabok A/C MLA was hurt in the clash.
The incident occurred after a heated argument broke out between the two spokespersons of the two parties which eventually led to exchange of abusive words during the programme.
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Workers of one of the political parties also reportedly came inside the media house intending to thrash the spokesperson of the other party.
However, staff of the media house were able to bring the situation under control and finally the two spokespersons as well as the workers were urged to leave the establishment.
In the meantime, not long after, the MLA of Khangabok AC happened to pass by near the media house and a heated argument reportedly broke out between the MLA and the workers of the opposing party who had entered the media house earlier.
This eventually led to a scuffle and the workers began attacking the MLA's car with stones.
According to some eyewitnesses at the scene, a Yuva Morcha leader hit one of the security escorts of the MLA on the head with a brick on the charge that the security personnel pointed a gun towards the workers.
Finally a large team of police personnel came and dispersed the people who had gathered at the incident site.
SP Imphal West also came to the incident site and investigated the media house where the argument initially began as well.
On the other hand, according to a reliable source, heavy security has been arranged in the office of the ruling BJP as well as the Opposition INC to prevent any further ugly incident.
A suo moto case has also been registered at City police.
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