BJP MP Kirit Somaiya manhandled me, collected money; alleges Mumbai street vendor
A street vendor from Mumbai has filed a complaint against BJP MP Kirit Somaiya alleging that he manhandled him and collected penalty money from him.
The vendor, Shyamlal Jaiswal, further alleged that the BJP MP pushed him and asked to vacate the place.
“He (Kirit Somaiya) came at 8 pm and asked us to vacate the place. He came again, we told him we are vacating but he pushed us,” the vendor told news agency ANI.
The vendor also said that Somaiya also threw the bag of a woman who was buying vegetables.
He further alleged that the BJP leader made all of them pay a fine of Rs 1250.
The BJP MP has not made an official statement about the alleged incident as of publishing this report.