Q FM Africa's Modern Radio
UPND cadres yesterday afternoon allegedly attacked the Socialist Party Kabwata parliamentary by election candidate, Trevor Ng’andwe and also injured some members of his campaign team as they conducted campaigns in Liyalis Kamulanga ward.
Confirming the development to Q news, Party vice president Dr. Cosmas Musumali alleges that this is the second time that UPND cadres are attacking Socialist Party campaigners in Kabwata in broad daylight and in the presence of the media.
Dr. Musumali has charged that the UPND cadres is now targeting the Socialist party members for violence as similar incidences also happened in Kaumbwe, Mwansabombwe and Milenge where party members were injured and their motor vehicles destroyed.
He explains that as per the ECZ timetable, yesterday was officially the Socialist Party’s day to be in the area to campaign.
Dr. Musumali has lamented that all the attacks were reported to the police but to date no arrests have been made.