New Delhi, Apr 17: Strongly protesting against the denial of security &13;cover to Janata Dal (United) President Sharad Yadav, a party delegation is &13;going to meet the Election Commission today demanding that he be provided &13;adequate security during campaigning in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
A party delegation led by JD(U) General Secretary Shambhu Shrivastava would &13;meet Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswamy in this regard this evening.
Earlier, Mr Shrivastava wrote a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner &13;taking strong exception to the incident on Saturday when Mr Yadav's helicopter &13;was denied permission to land at the Police Line Maidan in Badaun, as approved &13;earlier. The chopper was instead forced to land in a vacant plot provided by &13;the party even when there was no security cover there, which was mandatory.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's helicopter was allowed to land at &13;the Police Line Maidan and was provided full security, he complained and said &13;the District administration under the Election Commission forgot that Mr Sharad &13;Yadav has served Parliament for more than 30 years apart from being the &13;National President of the JD(U), while Rahul Gandhi is a first timer in the Lok &13;Sabha.
''The party strongly disapproves this discriminatory attitude in providing &13;security and has conveyed it to the Election Commission,'' he said, adding that &13;JD(U) candidates were pitted against mafia elements like D P Yadav in Sahaswan &13;in Badayun district and Mukhtar Ansari in Mau, which calls for more security &13;cover to be provided to JD(U) candidates and the party president.
The party in its letter also demanded special security measures in Gunnaur in &13;Badaun district where JD(U) is pitted against Mulayam Singh Yadav.
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A party delegation led by JD(U) General Secretary Shambhu Shrivastava would &13;meet Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswamy in this regard this evening.
Earlier, Mr Shrivastava wrote a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner &13;taking strong exception to the incident on Saturday when Mr Yadav's helicopter &13;was denied permission to land at the Police Line Maidan in Badaun, as approved &13;earlier. The chopper was instead forced to land in a vacant plot provided by &13;the party even when there was no security cover there, which was mandatory.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's helicopter was allowed to land at &13;the Police Line Maidan and was provided full security, he complained and said &13;the District administration under the Election Commission forgot that Mr Sharad &13;Yadav has served Parliament for more than 30 years apart from being the &13;National President of the JD(U), while Rahul Gandhi is a first timer in the Lok &13;Sabha.
''The party strongly disapproves this discriminatory attitude in providing &13;security and has conveyed it to the Election Commission,'' he said, adding that &13;JD(U) candidates were pitted against mafia elements like D P Yadav in Sahaswan &13;in Badayun district and Mukhtar Ansari in Mau, which calls for more security &13;cover to be provided to JD(U) candidates and the party president.
The party in its letter also demanded special security measures in Gunnaur in &13;Badaun district where JD(U) is pitted against Mulayam Singh Yadav.
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