Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress candidate Kanhaiya Kumar attacked while campaigning in Delhi

New Delhi: Congress North East Delhi candidate Kanhaiya Kumar was attacked during campaign on Friday when some youth poured ink on him and slapped him.

The incident took place when he was coming out of AAP councillor Chhaya Sharma’s office in Kartar Nagar in Nand Nagri.

As he came out of the office, some people gathered and garlanded him first. Amid this, a youth suddenly moved towards him on the pretext of garlanding him and then slapped him. Some others threw ink at him. Party workers at the spot caught the youth and thrashed him.

The councillor who tried to intervene also faced trouble in the melee. A police complaint was filed.

Congress leader K C Venugopal posted on X about the incident saying, "The BJP is once again resorting to its usual attitude of thuggery and violence in the face of a historic defeat. "