"The accused has been taken to a hospital and further details will be known after questioning him," Assistant Commissioner of Police (Lucknow) Aniandy Vikram Singh said. The alleged assailant, Akash Saini, was dressed as a lawyer, the officer said.
He was taken into custody by the Vibhuti Khand police.
The incident took place at the SP's one-day 'mahasammelan' at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan.
Party president Akhilesh Yadav was scheduled to address the event. He had not reached the venue at the time of the incident.
Maurya, a prominent OBC leader in Uttar Pradesh who had defected to the SP from the BJP just before the 2022 assembly elections, has been in the thick of a controversy over his remarks on the Ramcharitmanas and Hindu temples.
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