BSP harassing us: BPD leader

He added that the Hazratganj police had detained his supporters on Saturday when they were on their way to hold a public meeting near Parivartan Chowk,as they did not have a prior permission from the administration.

“I had submitted applications seeking permissions for public meetings and campaigning programmes on April 7. I was granted permission for one programme on April 12,but came to know about it later. For Saturday’s meeting,we were assured that we will get permission. But it was denied at the eleventh hour,” Shankar said.

Party general secretary Marut Bharat said,“Other parties like BSP,BJP,and SP are regularly getting permission for their programmes. The state government wants to suppress us because it fears our agenda which focuses on eradication of caste-based politics.”