Congress chief ministerial candidate for Uttar Pradesh polls Sheila Dikshit lost balance after the plank she was standing on collapsedLucknow: Congress chief ministerial candidate for Uttar Pradesh (UP) Sheila Dikshit on Sunday narrowly escaped with minor injuries after a makeshift platform on an open mini-truck collapsed during a roadshow. Newly-appointed Uttar Pradesh Congress chief and actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar accompanied Dikshit during the roadshow which started from the airport, braving intermittent showers. This was her first visit to the state capital after Congress declared her as its chief ministerial candidate for the 2017 UP assembly polls. Congress has also announced coordination and campaign committees for Uttar Pradesh which will be headed by Sanjay Singh and Pramod Tiwari, respectively. Dikshit was extended a helping hand by other leaders and later shifted to a car, a senior party functionary said.

Source: Mint July 17, 2016 13:52 UTC