Clashes in Jaunpur, police resort to lathi-charge

Jaunpur, May 12 (IANS) Clashes took place at a booth (no 369) in Shahganj in Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning when BJP supporters saw a man wiping his shoes with their party flag.According to reports, a party flag was lying near a tree when the man picked it up and wiped his shoes with it. A BJP supporter saw this and hurled abuses at the man.As the BJP supporters came together to beat up the man, others joined the din and the police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the mob that had collected there.Polling was not disrupted at the polling station.–IANSamita/mr

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