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Expelled BJP MP's residence attacked</b>
New Delhi (PTI): Activists allegedly belonging to the BJP on Thursday went on a rampage at the residence of expelled party MP Chandrabhan Singh who defied the whip and voted in favour of the Government in the trust vote.
About 100 people stormed into the North Avenue residence of the Lok Sabha member from Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) around 11 am when Singh was present at the house.
Shouting slogans praising BJP chief Rajnath Singh and senior leader L K Advani, the activists broke window panes and flower pots besides barging into the drawing room of the MP's official residence.
However, some policemen who rushed to the spot intervened and forced the intruders out.
Neither the MP nor his family members were injured in the incident.
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Expelled BJP MPâs residence vandalised</b>
Staff Reporter
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Alleged supporters of BJP attacking the residence of expelled party MP Chandrabhan Singh in New Delhi on Thursday.
NEW DELHI: The official residence of expelled Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Madhya Pradesh Chandrabhan Singh at North Avenue here was vandalised, allegedly by activists of the partyâs youth wing, on Thursday. The police have arrested 29 people on charges of rioting.
The incident took place around 11-45 a.m. A group, allegedly comprising Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha activists, gathered outside the MPâs residence and shouted slogans against him for having abstained from the trust vote. Some of them turned violent and started breaking flower pots.
Security deployed
In the wake of attacks on Mr. Singhâs Damoh and Jabalpur residences in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday night, security personnel were deployed at his residence here, but the protesters outnumbered them. They pelted bricks and damaged windowpanes and doors of the house. They also damaged a two-wheeler and vandalised the drawing room.
Mr. Singh, who was at his residence, locked himself up in a room to escape the wrath of the protesters. Talking to reporters later, he alleged that the attack was part of a conspiracy by senior party leaders to get him eliminated.
However, in a complaint to the police he did not name any leader. Based on the complaint, the police registered a case of rioting and arrested 29 protesters.