Rajasthan BJP MP claims attack by mining mafia
Bharatpur (Rajasthan) [India], August 8: Amid the illegal mining case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajasthan Ranjeeta’s BJP MP sit on a protest in Bharatpur and claimed that her car was attacked by mining mafia and there was an attempt to kill her.
Koli stated that she was returning from Delhi and on her way she noticed that large number of overloaded trucks were own her way.
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The BJP MP said when she attempted to stop the trucks she was attacked and stones were pelted on her car.
She further stated that mafia chased her car into the fields and later the mafia ran away after hitting the MP’s car.
Amid the incident, the BJP MP sat on a dharna and complained that police is not paying attention to the case.
Koli further stated that, "I saw about 150 trucks that were overloaded. I tried to stop them but they fled. They thought I was in the car and thus they pelted stones and broke my car. I could have been killed. This is an attack on me but I will not be scared.”
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) RS Kaviya said: "The MP at night told us that she was on her way from Delhi when she spotted overloaded trucks. She tried to stop them while 2-3 trucks stopped but others escaped. She also stated that while escaping they pelted her car with stones and attacked her."
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Meanwhile, Bharatpur District Magistrate Alok Ranjan reached the site where BJP MP was sitting on a dharna along with her party workers.
-PTC News with ANI inputs
