The National Democratic Alliance on Tuesday complained to the Election Commission that authorities in Uttar Pradesh denied landing permission to the helicopter carrying Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav, but instead allowed Congress parliamentarian Rahul Gandhi to land at the same spot for electioneering.
An NDA delegation consisting of the JD-U's Shambhu Shrivastwa and Prakash Javadekar of the Bharatiya Janata Party met the Election Commissioners in New Delhi, alleging that Yadav was treated with discrimination by the district administration at Badaun.
"This kind of discriminatory attitude is beyond comprehension," it said in its memorandum.
Yadav was originally given permission to land at the Police Lines grounds at Badaun on April 14,
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