Lucknow, Aug 12 - A criminal case was lodged against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Azamgarh Ramakant Yadav Wednesday after a young man died in a clash between the supporters of the Ulema Council and the BJP, officials here said,

The clash took place in the Phoolpur locality of the district around 4 p.m.

'We had organised a rally in the Phoolpur locality and were heading towards the venue in cars. Those accompanying Yadav, who was in his cavalcade behind us, had a brawl with some of our supporters and members, who were walking down,' said Amir Rasadi, state head of the council, said.

'Yadav's supporters started firing indiscriminately at us, resulting in the death of a 21-year-old man, Abdul Rehman,' he claimed.

A case under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) was registered against the MP and others in the Phoolpur police station, police said.