BJP opposes laying of hospital foundation by Scindia, police

Police lobbed teargas shells and cane-charged BJP workers after they clashed with Congress men to oppose the foundation laying ceremony of a 1,000-bed hospital in medical college campus by former Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, an official said.

Scindia was scheduled to lay the foundation of the hospital, but BJP workers led by Morena MP Anoop Mishra, reached the venue before his arrival. They opposed the event saying the foundation was laid in 2009 by the then Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Congress MLA Munnalal Goyal and his supporters also reached the spot at the same time. But they were prevented by the BJP men, which resulted in a clash between them, a police official said.

"Police fired teargas shells and cane-charged the protesting BJP workers. But the situation is under control," Gwalior collector Bharat Yadav said.

"The BJP workers were arrested and kept in a temporary confinement," Gwalior SP, Navneet Bhasin said.

Later, Scindia laid the foundation .