Sidhi (MP): A group of Miscreant threw stones on the vehicle carrying Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, during his tour for the election campaigning ahead of state assembly polls, in Churhat area near Sidhi district, a police official informed.
However CM Chouhan was not hurt in the incident, Churhat Police Inspector Ram Babu Choudhari told PTI during the telephonic conversation. According to the leading news agency ANI, Black flags were also shown to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Watch here the video how the black flags and stones welcomed the CM Chouhan taken by ANI.
Madhya Pradesh BJP spokesman Rajnish Agrawal alleged that stones were hurled at Chouhan's vehicle in Churhat area, which is the assembly constituency of Leader of Opposition Ajay Singh.
Churhat is about 25 km from the district headquarters.
Soon after the incident addressing a public rally in the district as part of his Jan Ashirwad Yatra, Chouhan dared Ajay Singh to come in the open and fight with him.
"Ajay Singh, if you have strength come in open and fight with me," CM Chouhan said.
"I am physically weak but I won't be bogged down by your deeds. People of the state are with me," MP CM further said.
In a press release, Singh said no Congressman was involved in the stone-pelting incident. He said his party does not follow the culture of violence.
CM Chouhan also said that he suspect that it was a well thought and hatched conspiracy aimed at defaming him and people of Churhat.