Protesting against miscreants pelting stones on the former MlA Pranav Singh ‘Champion’s residence in landhaura and setting ablaze several vehicles on Wednesday, BJP activists gathered at Kanak Chowk and burnt the Chief Minister in effigy on Thursday.
The BJP leaders warned that they would intensify the stir across the State. They sought CBI inquiry into the issue.
Hundreds of BJP activists led by Mahanagar president Umesh Aggarwal and former MlA Umesh Sharma ‘Kau’ assembled at Mahanagar office and shouted slogans against the State Government over the issue. later, they staged a rally while holding the Congress- led state government responsible for the violence. They were, however, stopped at the barricade at Kanak Chowk. later, they burnt the effigy of the Chief Minister.
Speakers accused the CM of spreading communal tension in Haridwar for narrow political gains. Miscreants had dared to damage properties and torched cars of their leaders at the behest of the CM, they said. This was clear as police had not acted in time, they further alleged. In Rishikesh too, BJP members protested over the incident and sought additional police forces for the security of the MlAs or the former MlAs. Sacred by ten MlAs joining the BJP, the Congress leaders are instigating goons to attack the residence of the former MlAs, BJP leader Prem Chandra Aggarwal alleged.