The Bharatiya Janata Party 's candidate for the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency, Varun Gandhi, has been charged with attempt to murder, rioting and other offences in a case filed in connection with the violence that took place on Saturday. Police on Sunday continued to maintain a close vigil on law and order in the district. Twenty-nine-year-old Varun, Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Kalraj Mishra, local MLA Sukhlal and former party MLA BK Gupta, have been named in another case.
