A BJP protest in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, took a fiery turn on Saturday when some party workers accidentally set themselves on fire while burning an effigy of former chief minister and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. The incident occurred after demonstrators lit a piece of paper, and several of them were caught in the flames.
BJP workers staged a protest against the recent remarks made by former chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav regarding religious heads and mafia's on Saturday . During the protest, BJP workers burned an effigy of Yadav, and several protestors were caught in the flames. A video of the incident has since gone viral on social media.
According to reports, BJP workers gathered at Cinema Chauraha in Hardoi to burn an effigy of Akhilesh Yadav. However, the police present at the scene quickly doused the flames.
The viral video shows some protestors chanting slogans like "Akhilesh Yadav murdabaad(Down with Akhilesh Yadav)" while attempting to set fire to papers. Some of the demonstrators got caught in the blaze. The video captures the chaos as the protestors scrambled to extinguish the flames, and the police intervened to control the situation. At one point, a police officer's leg caught fire while trying to extinguish the flames.
The protest was sparked by a statement made by Akhilesh Yadav, in which he said, "There is no difference between religious heads and mafias." This remark stirred political tensions, leading BJP youth wing workers in Hardoi to burn Yadav’s effigy at Cinema Chauraha as a form of protest, following directives from party leadership.
