Lucknow: A politician and member of the Samajwadi Party, already in jail, has been accused of plotting the attack earlier this week against Mayawati's minister, Nand Gopal Gupta.Dilip Mishra, a block leader of the Samajwadi Party, is current in Agra Jail. The UP Police believes that he was motivated by personal and political rivalry. Two people have been arrested for executing the attack planned by Mishra.
On Monday, Gupta, popularly known as "Nandi", was injured when a bomb exploded outside his house in Allahabad. Two people were killed. Mishra was headed to a temple near his home when a bomb placed on a moped outside his home was triggered by remote control.
Gupta and Mishra have allegedly been involved in a bitter dispute over a land deal.