BJP MLA’s Son Shoots At Tribal In Madhya Pradesh, Goes On The Run

A BJP MLA's son is on the run after firing at a tribal man in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. The incident comes a month after the alleged representative of a BJP MLA had urinated on a tribal man in the state.

The back-to-back crimes in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led state have invited scathing criticism from the opposition months ahead of the Assembly polls. State Congress chief Kamal Nath asked whether the only work BJP leaders had left was to "harass tribals, Dalits, women and people of all communities".

Vivekanand Vaishya, son of BJP Singrauli MLA Ram Lallu Vaishya, allegedly fired at 34-year-old Surya Kumar Khairwar on Thursday evening. An FIR has been filed against him for attempt to murder and under sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act as well as the Arms Act.