Denied poll ticket, SP worker attempts self-immolation outside party office in Lucknow

A Samajwadi Party worker attempted to immolate himself outside the party office in Lucknow on Sunday after being denied a ticket to contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh polls.

A Samajwadi Party worker attempted to immolate himself outside the party office in Lucknow on Sunday after being denied a ticket to contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh polls.

Aditya Thakur, a SP cadre from Aligarh, doused himself in petrol and attempted to set fire to himself in front of the party headquarters at Vikramaditya Marg in Lucknow.