Shimla: Five Congress activists sustained injuries while burning an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in front of the deputy commissioner's office in Shimla as part of the protest over the National Herald issue.
Five persons were injured, one of them critically, while burning the effigy. The critically injured was rushed to the hospital.
The protest in Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla was led by state Congress president Sukhvinder Singh Sukkhu and senior party leaders and ministers.
He also alleged that the National Herald case was completely politically motivated and misconceived and a part of "vendetta" politics of the NDA government.
"In order to hide its failure to fulfill the poll promises of bringing back black money, containing price rise and providing employment to the unemployed youth, the Modi-led BJP government was trying to divert the attention of the general public by targeting Congress leadership," Mr Sukhu said.
Meanwhile, state BJP general secretary Rajiv Bindal and chief spokesperson Ganesh Dutt today accused the state government of adopting double standards in dealing with such issues.
Five persons were injured, one of them critically, while burning the effigy. The critically injured was rushed to the hospital.
The protest in Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla was led by state Congress president Sukhvinder Singh Sukkhu and senior party leaders and ministers.
He also alleged that the National Herald case was completely politically motivated and misconceived and a part of "vendetta" politics of the NDA government.
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"In order to hide its failure to fulfill the poll promises of bringing back black money, containing price rise and providing employment to the unemployed youth, the Modi-led BJP government was trying to divert the attention of the general public by targeting Congress leadership," Mr Sukhu said.
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Meanwhile, state BJP general secretary Rajiv Bindal and chief spokesperson Ganesh Dutt today accused the state government of adopting double standards in dealing with such issues.
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