Congress stages protest demanding Tomar’s ouster
Stepping up its offensive against the AAP-led Government, Congress on Thursday held a protest demanding immediate dismissal of Delhi law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar in the wake of the row over his alleged fake degree, which has snowballed into a major political controversy. Delhi Police used water cannons when scores of agitated Congress workers tried to break barricades to march towards Delhi Secretariat, which houses the offices of the Chief Minister and his Cabinet colleagues. Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken, who led the protest, said his party will not relent till Tomar was removed from the Delhi Cabinet. “We will continue our agitation till the law Minister is sacked. We also demand that Arvind Kejriwal step down as Chief Minister taking moral responsibility on the issue,” he said.
The protesters shouted slogans against Tomar as well as Kejriwal and demanded immediate sacking of the law Minister. The BJP had staged a similar protest outside Kejriwal’s official residence on Wednesday on the issue. The Congress has been insisting on Tomar’s dismissal as Minister and has also asked for his resignation as member of the Delhi legislative Assembly. BJP has also been seeking the law Minister’s ouster. The AAP Minister has already rejected charges of any wrongdoing and refused to step down.