Nainital, Aug. 17 -- Nainital district witnessed a day of intense political unrest as the Zila Panchayat and Block Pramukh elections in the district were marred by allegations of voters' abduction, physical confrontations, and a firing incident in Betalghat amid the polling being held in midst of persistent rainfall here today.
The day began with a heated exchange of accusations and minor altercations between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over alleged voter kidnappings during the Nainital Zila Panchayat chairman elections. Leader of the Opposition Yashpal Arya claimed he was physically assaulted and shoved during the polling process. In a Facebook Live broadcast, Arya, joined by MLAs Sumit Hridayesh, Bhuvan Kapri, and f...