New Delhi: Union home minister Rajnath Singh today questioned what Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi "has to hide" for which he goes abroad without his securitymen, triggering a storm of protest from opposition leaders, some of whom accused the government of "spying". The minister's response came in Lok Sabha, where the Congress was trying to corner the government over the stone-throwing attack on Rahul Gandhi during his visit to Gujarat's Banaskantha last week.
Congress member Mallikarjun Kharge, who raised the issue, accused the Centre and the Gujarat government of failing to provide adequate security to Rahul Gandhi. For the state BJP workers, he had a further jab. "When Kashmir faces stone throwers we assume it is the terrorists, but it raises a question. Where did terrorists come from in Gujarat? Are the BJP workers of Gujarat trying to become terrorists and take his life?" he said.
The minister accused Rahul Gandhi of ignoring security protocol during his Gujarat visit. "Two Bullet Resistance cars were provided for Shri Rahul Gandhi at Dhanera but he sat in a Non BR car while travelling," he later tweeted.
As the protests from placard-carrying Congress members intensified, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the Lok Sabha till tomorrow.
A stone was thrown at Mr Gandhi's car on Friday when he was on his way to a flood-hit location in Gujarat. The car's rear window had shattered. A member of the BJP's youth wing has been arrested and the police are on the lookout for three more persons.
Congress member Mallikarjun Kharge, who raised the issue, accused the Centre and the Gujarat government of failing to provide adequate security to Rahul Gandhi. For the state BJP workers, he had a further jab. "When Kashmir faces stone throwers we assume it is the terrorists, but it raises a question. Where did terrorists come from in Gujarat? Are the BJP workers of Gujarat trying to become terrorists and take his life?" he said.
Rahul Gandhi had visited some of the flood-hit areas of Gujarat last week.
The minister accused Rahul Gandhi of ignoring security protocol during his Gujarat visit. "Two Bullet Resistance cars were provided for Shri Rahul Gandhi at Dhanera but he sat in a Non BR car while travelling," he later tweeted.
As the protests from placard-carrying Congress members intensified, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the Lok Sabha till tomorrow.
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A stone was thrown at Mr Gandhi's car on Friday when he was on his way to a flood-hit location in Gujarat. The car's rear window had shattered. A member of the BJP's youth wing has been arrested and the police are on the lookout for three more persons.
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