Congress seeks protection for Nagma, writes to EC

Congress has written the Election Commissioner and sought protection for its Meerut candidate Nagma who has been facing harassment. [caption id=“attachment_1437503” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Actress and Congress candidate Nagma. AFP[/caption] KC Mittal, secretary of Congress’ legal and human rights department, wrote to Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath saying that the EC issue instructions to the chief electoral officer of Uttar Pradesh to provide adequate security to Nagma. “The crowd she is attracting requires special attention of the local administration to maintain law and order and for proper conduct of campaign by her,” he said. Nagma was groped by a man when she arrived for a party meeting in Meerut last week. She slapped the man who committed the alleged offence and declared that she would not return to Meerut if such an incident happens again. Hindustan Times reported that earlier, reports emerged that a Congress legislator Gajraj Singh, grabbed her face and allegedly kissed her at an event.