At least seven BJP workers were injured and the vehicles they were travelling in were also damaged when they were attacked by miscreants on Wednesday night in Manipurโ€™s Churachandpur district.

Sources said a group of around 50 miscreants attacked the BJP workers with sticks and other sharp objects at Lhunwang village under the Singhat Assembly constituency in Churachandpur district.

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โ€œThe miscreants also pelted stones on the BJP workers. At least four vehicles were damaged and seven party workers seriously injured,โ€ said a BJP leader.

The Singhat (ST reserved) Assembly constituency is among the five constituencies where by-elections will be held on November 7.

The injured BJP workers were rushed to the Churachandpur district hospital.

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The Manipur BJP has condemned the attack on its party workers.

BJP in-charge for the by-elections Benjamin Mate said his party is against any kind of violence.