Stones pelted at corner meeting in Korgaon
PERNEM: Stones were pelted at a BJP corner meeting at Bhatwaddi-Korgaon on Tuesday night.
According to reports, the incident took place at 8.30 pm while BJP State president Vinay Tendulkar was addressing the meeting in the presence of his supporters.
As the meeting was in progress, some unknown persons riding on motorcycles stopped at the site and pelted about 7-8 stones, before speeding away. There were no injuries reported in the incident.
When contacted, Pernem PI Sanjeev Dalvi confirmed the incident and said a complaint had been filed against unknown person in the matter.
“A team of police and election officials rushed to the site to take stock of the situation. Some motorcycles riders pelted stones, but no one noted down the number plates of the motorcycles,” added PI Dalvi.
When contacted, Panchayats Minister and Pernem BJP candidate Rajendra Arlekar blamed a rival candidate for the incident.
