There was tension in Savoor village, Gurmitkal constituency of Yadgir district, on Tuesday after followers of Janata Dal(S) MLA Naganagowda Kandkur and BJP MLC Baburao Chinchansur clashed with one another after Mr. Chinchansur’s supporters said that his photo was not printed on a banner put on stage during an event to lay foundation stone for the construction of a road between Malhar, Savoor and Lingeri villages in Gurmitkal constituency and removed the banner.
According to sources, the followers of Mr. Chichansur removed the banner after they did not find his photo on it. When the followers of Mr. Kandkur came to the spot, they questioned the removal of the banner and demanded that it be restored immediately.
A verbal clash ensued between them and suddenly, it turned ugly and the followers of both the MLC and the MLA started pushing and attacking one another. At one stage, they hurled chairs at each other but luckily no one got injured.
