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This is an archive article published on March 15, 2016

BJP MLA may face disciplinary action for horse assault

"Party is aware of the incident. Party has taken a serious note of the incident. I am sure the party will take a call on this," Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy told reporters.

BJP MLA horse, BJP leader beats horse, BJP MLA injures horse, Ganesh Joshi Horse BJP MLA lathicharging a police horse in Dehradun on Monday. ANI photo

BJP’s Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi accused of mercilessly beating a horse may face disciplinary action with the party saying such cruelty was “unacceptable” and it has taken serious note of the incident.

“Party is aware of the incident. Party has taken a serious note of the incident. I am sure the party will take a call on this,” Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy told reporters. Such a behaviour is unacceptable, he said.

Meanwhile, the police horse has been given medical assistance in Dehradun. Mussoorie SSP Sadanand Date said, “Operation has been successful. His multiple fractures were fixed using external fixation.

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MLA Ganesh Joshi was accused of beating the horse with stick during a party’s protest march in the state on Monday. The photograph of the animal lying badly injured with a fracture leg went viral on social media. Joshi said he had not inflicted injury on the horse, adding it went out of control during the protests and one of its hind legs got stuck in a hole dug up to put up the barricades, causing it injuries.

On the video being circulated on the social media showing him attacking the horse with stick, Joshi said he was only trying to scare away the animal which had gone berserk, leaving a BJP worker badly injured.

(With ANI inputs)

 

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