FIR against Akhilesh Yadav for violating model code

Balrampur (UP): A case has been registered against Samajwadi Party (SP) Uttar Pradesh president Akhilesh Yadav and 35 of his partymen for allegedly violating the model code of conduct, police said.

Akhilesh addressed party workers while on way to Siddharth Nagar from Sharavasti on Tuesday without permission, District Magistrate Sunita Chaturvedi said. An FIR has been lodged against Yadav and 35 SP party workers here, she said.