INDORE: An aspirant for corporator’s post from BJP in Dewas on Saturday staged a protest at the party office and attempted self- immolation after failing to get a party ticket.
The incident was reported in the morning when a ticket-seeker identified as Bhojraj Singh Jadon reached Dewas BJP office and urged the senior party leaders to consider his candidature for corporator post from Ward 25 of the city.
“I am a resident of Ward 25 and a strong candidate for the corporator post but the party gave ticket to an ‘outsider’, which is not tolerable” said Jadon, while his supporters were raising slogans against BJP’s candidate selection. In the melee before the senior leaders could guess about his next step, he took a can, from a person standing behind him said to be filled with kerosene and poured it on himself. He reached for the matchbox but was overpowered by his supporters. Someone poured a can filled with water on him before taking him away from the spot.
