Lucknow, March 20 -- HT Correspondent

: Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal (NISHAD) party chief and Uttar Pradesh fisheries minister Sanjay Nishad's claim that that he had used strong-arm tactics against cops to scale the political ladder has sparked a political controversy.

In a video clip, Nishad is heard saying, "I did not reach here easily. I reached here after breaking the hands and legs of seven inspectors and throwing them in a pit."

He was addressing a public meeting under the Sanvidhanik Adhikar Rath Yatra in Sultanpur on Tuesday. The video clip has gone viral on the social media.

Addressing the gathering, Nishad further laimed he would eliminate those falsely implicating the people. He also claimed that he directly raises ...