UP Elections: Rajnath Singh's Rally Disrupted Over Army Jobs for the 2nd Time

Police detained a man for raising slogans in support of Akhilesh Yadav during the rally.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's latest election rally at Banshi Bazar in UP’s Ballia on Tuesday, 22 February, was disrupted once again when a few men raised the issue of army recruitment, which they claimed has been on hold for three years.

According to NDTV, a man, identified as Angad Singh, was detained by the police for raising slogans in support of Akhilesh Yadav during the rally. Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajesh Tiwari said that he is being questioned.

Rajnath Singh responded to the claims saying that the process is underway and that, “Netagiri se baat bigad jaati hai (things take a wrong turn when politics is roped in).”