Sheila Dikshit escapes with minor injuries in UP roadshow incident

July 17, 2016 18:58

Congress chief ministerial candidate for Uttar Pradesh Sheila Dikshit today narrowly escaped with minor injuries after a makeshift platform on an open mini-truck collapsed during a roadshow in Lucknow.

The 78-year-old Congress veteran lost her balance after the plank she was standing on gave way when the cavalcade was on its way to the party headquartes on Mall Avenue from the Amausi airport.

Dikshit was extended a helping hand by other leaders present there and later shifted to a car, a senior party functionary said.

This was her first visit to the state capital after Congress declared her as its chief ministerial candidate for the crucial 2017 polls, considered a do-or-die battle for the party.

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