Mulayam Singh Yadav not allowed to unveil Lohia's statue

Lucknow, Mar 23 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav was on Tuesday not allowed to unveil the statue of Ram Manohar Lohia in Lucknow following which he had a scuffle with the police personnel.

Sources said the Samajwadi Party supremo was about to unveil the statue, when the police personnel following stopped him from doing so.

"The political scene in the country is changing. They did it due to the Chief Minister. Someone could have died had they pulled the ladder. Police officers were pulling the ladder even while we were inaugurating the statute with flowers," said Mulayam Singh Yadav

"They were even collecting the flowers to show the Chief Minister that they have tried their best to restrict me," he added.

Samajwadi Party spokesperson Mohan said, "Mulayam Singh Yadav was manhandled," adding that the attitude of the State Government was not right.

The district administration said Mulayam Singh Yadav was trying to unveil a status on government property.

The State Government had not given its nod to the Samajwadi Party to carry on with the ceremony. (ANI)