GORAKHPUR, June 26 -- Tensions flared in Gorakhpur on Wednesday, when BJP workers allegedly attacked a convoy of vehicles of Samajwadi Party leaders and clashed with SP supporters. The situation worsened when BJP workers blocked the route near Normal School Crossing and shouted slogans demanding SP leaders return. Reports claim that the windscreens of five vehicles in the SP convoy were smashed during the altercation. Leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, Mata Prasad Pandey and including senior leaders Lal Bihari Yadav and Vinay Shankar Tiwari, had gone to meet local traders who alleged harassment by government authorities in connection with road-widening for the Virasat Corridor project. Pandey said that he will raise the issue of a serious security lapse during his visit to Gorakhpur in the upcoming assembly session. The SP leader had also planned to inspect the stretch of the Heritage Corridor from Pandey Hata to Dharamshala Bazar, where a large-scale demolition has reportedly displaced hundreds of small traders. Pandey levelled accusations, stating, "The police remained mute spectators, and officials stood aside during the incident." Expressing anger, he said that even the police personnel assigned for his protection appeared helpless, indicating a major breach in security. "This issue will now be raised in assembly. This is nothing short of dictatorship by the ruling party. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath must answer for this," he said. HTC...