Punjab: Former PM Rajiv Gandhi's statue vandalized, CM condemns act
A statue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was vandalized today in Ludhiana, Punjab by some persons, who Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh claimed, owed allegiance to the Shiromani Akali Dal in the state. The chief minister has asked the police to take action in the matter and identify the perpetrators. Miscreants sprayed paint on the statue at the Salem Tabri area, said police.
Miscreants blamed Rajiv Gandhi for 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Police
The miscreants carried out the act in full public glare, and blamed Rajiv Gandhi for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, said the police. The Punjab chief minister, condemning the act, tweeted, "Have asked Police to identify the guilty & take strict action."
SAD should apologize to people of Punjab: Amarinder Singh
Congress leaders later cleaned the statue, filed police complaint
Amarinder Singh also tagged the office of SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on his Twitter post. Police said the miscreants demanded that statues of Rajiv Gandhi across the country be removed and Bharat Ratna conferred on him be withdrawn. The statue was later cleaned by some Ludhiana Congress leaders. Congress's Ludhiana president Gurpreet Singh said they have lodged a police complaint.
