Lucknow, April 12 -- Clashes broke out between police and villagers in Uttar Pradesh's Khantari village in Lucknow. The villagers allegedly pelted stones on the police forces, due to which situation became tense.

According to the information, the clashes occured when the police arrived in the village to remove the statue of Dr BR Ambedkar, allegedly. The police did a 'lathicharge' on the villagers after the incident to control the situation. BJP MLA Yogesh Shukla reached the incident spot to ensure dialogues with the villagers.

According to MLA Yogesh Shukla, the statue was kept without permission and will be restored by following every procedure.

"This is a matter of Ambedkar's statue and we want this matter to be resolved peacefully....