Smoke and sparks noticed when Mahendra Nath Pandey addressing the crod

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A minor fire broke out at the venue of BJP’s Parivartan rally which was adressed by BJP president Amit Shah and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at GIC ground in Rae Bareli on Saturday. 

Shah and Yogi Minister were present on the dais at the time of the incident and state BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey was addressing the crod when smoke and sparks were noticed. The programme was stopped for a while du to the eventuality. 

The fire that broke out close to the media enclosure, triggered panic and commotion among the audience. But it was brought under control in a short time and the cause is said to be an electrical short-circuit.

After the fire was doused, Shah and Yogi addressed the rally. Referring to the incident, while Yogi blamed the Congress, Shah said that the incident was a positive sign for something about to happen in near future.