Agra MLC Elections: Samajwadi Party Candidate Accuses Police, Administration of Harassment

After the Agra block teacher MLC elections ended, Samajwadi Party candidate Dr. Akash Agarwal, who had said that he would convert to Islam, made several serious allegations in an exclusive conversation with Aaj Tak. Akash Agarwal accused the police and the administration of harassing him and his supporters, from booth capturing. He even said that he was being made to feel as if he were a terrorist who came from Pakistan. Akash Agarwal said that if he had known earlier that his colleagues would face so much trouble if he contested the elections, he would not have contested the elections. He also talked about converting. Actually, the MLC elections are over, but the political turmoil in Agra does not seem to stop. Samajwadi Party candidate Dr. Akash Agarwal, in an exclusive conversation with Aaj Tak, described his pain over the alleged troubles during the elections. He alleged that teachers and school managers in 12 districts were harassed. Akash Agarwal said, "I feel as if someone from Pakistan wants me to fight the elections with drugs."