<p> BSP legislator Haji Yaqoob Qureshi on Thursday assaulted a traffic cop in Meerut town in full public view and before the senior police officials.The traffic constable dared to stop the MLA’s vehicle when it entered a no-entry zone. <br /><br />The MLA not only used unparliamentary language against the hapless cop Chain Singh Baliyan but also tore his uniform, reports said.<br /><br /> The cop felt so humiliated that he had threatened to resign. “My seniors remained mute spectators as the MLA assaulted me,” he reportedly told the senior police officials.<br />Traders, lawyers and citizens on Friday held a demonstration in Meerut to register their protest against Qureshi’s manhandling of the cop.<br /><br />Qureshi who is known for his aggressive behaviour had shot into limelight in 2006 during his stint as the minority welfare minister, he had declared a reward of Rs 51 crore to whosoever beheaded the Danish cartoonist who had caricatured Prophet Muhammad.</p>
<p> BSP legislator Haji Yaqoob Qureshi on Thursday assaulted a traffic cop in Meerut town in full public view and before the senior police officials.The traffic constable dared to stop the MLA’s vehicle when it entered a no-entry zone. <br /><br />The MLA not only used unparliamentary language against the hapless cop Chain Singh Baliyan but also tore his uniform, reports said.<br /><br /> The cop felt so humiliated that he had threatened to resign. “My seniors remained mute spectators as the MLA assaulted me,” he reportedly told the senior police officials.<br />Traders, lawyers and citizens on Friday held a demonstration in Meerut to register their protest against Qureshi’s manhandling of the cop.<br /><br />Qureshi who is known for his aggressive behaviour had shot into limelight in 2006 during his stint as the minority welfare minister, he had declared a reward of Rs 51 crore to whosoever beheaded the Danish cartoonist who had caricatured Prophet Muhammad.</p>
