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LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh police said today they will investigate an incident caught on tape which appears to show police in Balia asking a woman to remove her burqa yesterday at an event attended by state chief minister Adityanath, reported ANI.

"I have not been informed of any incident where a woman was asked to take off her burqa. However, everyone had the instructions to see that no one shows black cloth to Yogi ji (Adityanath). Whatever you are mentioning will be probed and action will be taken," said SP Anil Kumar from Balia, to ANI.

In a widely circulated video clip yesterday, a police officer is seen apparently asking a woman attending Adityanath's rally to remove her black-coloured veil. The veiled woman is seen struggling to remove the black-coloured garment without exposing her head, after which she covers her head with a cream-coloured cloth.

The Incident in Balia occurred after an earlier one in Meerut on Saturday, when a group of young men displayed black flags at a rally attended by the chief minister. At least it explains today's comment by the police about "instructions to see that no one shows black cloth to Yogi ji (Adityanath)".

The Meerut incident took place when BJP UP president Mahendra Nath Pandey was highlighting his party's achievements during a civic poll rally attended by Adityanath. As soon as some youths showed black flags to the CM, BJP activists swung into action and pulled the youngsters out of the Ramlila Maidan and reportedly thrashed them.

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