BJP MLA from Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh suffered minor burn injuries on Saturday while trying to set fire to the effigy of Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav during a protest here on the issue of women’s reservation.
The MLA, Anupama Jaiswal, was immediately admitted to the hospital and after initial treatment, left for Lucknow for further medical consultation, news agency PTI reported.
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“The MLA was found to have suffered superficial burns covering nearly four per cent of her forehead, and some hair on her head was also burned off. However, her eyes were not injured and her condition remains stable,” District Hospital Chief Medical Superintendent MM Tripathi was quoted as saying.
Akhilesh Yadav shared a video
Akhilesh Yadav shared a video of the incident on his account
The incident took place when an anti-opposition protest organized by the BJP under the slogan ‘Mahila Janakrosh March’ was held on Saturday afternoon near the district magistrate’s residence and effigies of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi were burnt, eyewitnesses said.
How the BJP MLA was infected
Circle officer (city) Narayan Dutt Mishra was quoted as saying when the MLA set fire to the effigy, an explosion sound resembling firecrackers was heard. The flames quickly jumped straight towards Jaiswal’s face, causing minor injuries.
Mishra said it appeared as if a vacuum had formed inside the doll due to the trapped air, creating pressure that pushed the flames towards the MLA’s face.
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A video clip showed party workers at the scene immediately rushing to extinguish the fire. The injured person was then transported to the area hospital in a police vehicle.
BJP district vice president Rahul Rai suggested that excessive amount of petrol or liquor on the doll could have caused the accident.
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The CMS said that the MLA wished to travel to Lucknow to seek better medical advice and opinion of a plastic surgeon, and he left the district hospital for Lucknow.
