India Against Corruption activist claims he was manhandled in Salman Khurshid's constituency Farrukhabad

LUCKNOW: Activists of India Against Corruption were allegedly manhandled in Union law minister Salman Khurshid's constituency, Farrukhabad, where they had gone to do preparatory work for activist Arvind Kejriwal's proposed visit next month.

IAC local convenor Laxman Singh, along with a Delhi-based journalist and others were surveying Pitaura village in Kayamganj, Farrukhabad, when some people on bikes banged on their car window and forced their car to stop. They were allegedly manhandled by the youths, IAC alleged.

They alleged the youth were Khurshid's supporters. IAC submitted a written complaint to the police regarding the incident, said Farrukhabad SP, OP Singh.

Kejriwal had recently alleged that the Zakir Hussian Memorial Trust controlled by Khurshid's wife, Louise Khurshid, submitted forged documents to the central government to secure Rs 70 lakh, meant for welfare of disabled people. Kejriwal had said that he would visit Farrukhabad to take the 'battle against corruption' to the native place of Khurshid. The allegations were refuted by Khurshid who has taken the matter to court.

At a closed door meeting of youth workers of Congress on Wednesday, Salman Khurshid had dared Kejriwal to visit Farrukhabad. "Let him come to Farrukhabad and try and return from here," he had said.