Panchayat President Attacked

Signalling a fresh confrontation, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today mounted a fresh attack on the government over making educational qualifications mandatory for contesting panchayat polls in BJP-ruled Haryana and Rajasthan, accusing BJP and RSS of taking away the right from the poor, Dalits and adivasis.

A woman AIADMK panchayat president was assaulted by a gang following a dispute over distribution of free mixies and fans, police said.

Signalling a fresh confrontation, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today mounted a fresh attack on the government over making educational qualifications mandatory for contesting panchayat polls in BJP-ruled Haryana and Rajasthan, accusing BJP and RSS of taking away the right from the poor, Dalits and adivasis.

A woman AIADMK panchayat president was assaulted by a gang following a dispute over distribution of free mixies and fans, police said.