A protest march by the BJP’s youth wing, Yuva Morcha, accuding the Congress of insulting Dr B R Ambedkar, turned violent Thursday resulting in vandalism of the Congress occasion workplace in south Mumbai. Police have detained a few of the protesters in reference to the incident.
In line with police, Yuva Morcha employees, who reached the Congress workplace, initially confirmed placards and raised slogans in opposition to occasion chief and Chief of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.
Nevertheless, quickly, the protest turned violent with the protesters throwing ink on posters and banners of Congress leaders pelting stones and vandalising the Congress workplace, police stated.
A big contingent of Mumbai Police was deployed exterior the Congress workplace and with the intention to management the protesters, the police used lathis to disperse the gang and detained a few of the protesters.
Slamming the BJP over this, Congress demanded stringent motion the employees who vandalised the Congress workplace.
“That is what the BJP and Sangh Parivar have all the time achieved once they have heard Babasaheb’s identify— assault and vandalism. Have a look at the extent BJP’s goons are stooping to simply to save lots of Amit Shah and divert consideration from the atrocious assertion he made in opposition to Mahamanav, Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar,” Mumbai congress chief and MP Varsha Gaikwad stated, referring to Union Residence Minister Amit Shah’s remarks about Ambedkar.
“Round 50 BJP employees got here to our Mumbai workplace, threw chairs and tore posters, vandalised property. Our courageous employees resisted their assaults. We will be continuing legally in opposition to this,” she stated
Urging Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to take fast strict motion, stated added: “Is that this the type of political decorum in a progressive state like Maharashtra? Disgrace!,”
Congress chief Vijay Wadettiwar stated that the assault was made in an try to divert consideration from the assertion made by Shah in parliament about Babasaheb Ambedkar.
“The police are all the time current at Azad Maidan. Did they not have an details about this protest and assault? Motion also needs to be taken in opposition to the police if they don’t take motion,” he stated.
The ruling Mahyuti leaders, nevertheless, stated that the opposition is indulging in politics within the Ambedkar ‘s identify
“Amit Shah has already given rationalization on his assertion however the opposition is doing politics within the identify of Babasaheb. The Congress doesn’t need to take Babasaheb’s identify, as a result of they’ve been humiliating anf insulting Babasaheb. It isn’t proper to do politics in his identify. Everybody ought to respect the structure”, stated state Minister Sanjay Shirsat from Shiv Sena .
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