BJP MLA files complaint after row over Vande Bharat seat: Police
A dispute over a seat on the Bhopal-bound Vande Bharat Express between BJP MLA Rajeev Singh Parichha and a 50-year-old passenger escalated on Friday after purported photos and videos of the injured passenger surfaced on social media.
Police said the alleged incident happened on Thursday when Raj Prakash, a Bhopal resident, declined to exchange his seat with the MLA. It is alleged that the MLA's aides later assaulted Prakash, police said.
While Parichha has filed a police complaint, no complaint has been filed by Prakash so far. Parichha was not available for comment.
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