BJP, Congress workers clash in Madhya Pradesh

MHOW: Seven BJP workers were injured in a clash with their Congress counterparts at Pigdambar village in Mhow tahsil of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, police said.

The incident occurred when the BJP workers travelling in an SUV were allegedly intercepted at the village last night by the Congress workers, they said.

An altercation broke out between the two groups, which turned into fisticuffs, police said.

A case under various sections of the IPC was registered against Congress workers Bane Singh, Vijendra Singh, Inder Singh Tanwar, Anil Thakur and five others.

Rallies by ruling BJP and Congress are going on in full swing ahead of the November 25 Assembly elections.