After demonstrating across the state to protest the defacement of a statue of former PM Rajiv Gandhi in Mirzapur on Monday, a Congress delegation led by state president Raj Babbar, submitted a memorandum to Governor Ram Naik on Tuesday and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits. The delgation also included MP Sanjay Singh, Pramod Tewari along former minister Satyadeo Tripathi, Pl Punia, Dinesh Singh and others. Talking to media persons after meeting the Governor, Babbar said that it was not that Rajeevji’s statue was damaged but anti-social elements were engaged in similar activities all over the state by damaging statues of other eminent personalities. The Congress leader said that what was shocking that the state government had totally failed to take stern action against such elements involved in hurting public sentiments and several times these incidents led to caste and communal strife. Babbar also threatened to intensify the stir if the government failed to arrest the culprits. On Monday morning, Babbar along with Pramod Tiwari had rushed to Mirzapur and protested there demanding action against the culprits. In lucknow, senior leaders held a huge protest and burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Aditynath and then marched to Raj Bhawan. The statue, installed at a park at Awas Vikas colony in Mirzapur was found beheaded by Congress workers on Sunday morning. later, the severed remain was recovered from a drain nearby. Anti-social elements had scribbled : ‘Hamari Sarkar hai, usse Pakistan bhej diya hai (It is our government and we have sent it (the head) to Pakistan). Police has registered a case but has so far failed to arrest any one.