Stones Thrown At Kanhaiya Kumar’s Convoy On Way To Anti-CAA Rally
Stones have been thrown on the convoy of Kanhaiya Kumar when he was once on his solution to cope with a rally. (FILE)
Patna:
Stones have been thrown on the convoy of Kanhaiya Kumar when the Left chief was once on his solution to cope with a rally towards the CAA in Bihar’s Madhepura district on Thursday, which was once 2d such incident in not up to 24 hours.
The Communist Birthday celebration of India, which had fielded the previous JNU pupil chief towards BJP firebrand Giriraj Singh in Lok Sabha polls ultimate 12 months, issued a commentary right here condemning the incident and warned of an agitation if preventive steps weren’t taken.
“We strongly condemn the assault on Kanhaiya Kumar’s convoy in Madhepura. The previous day, a identical assault came about in Supaul which left cars broken and quite a few other folks injured. Those assaults are being engineered via supporters of the Sangh Parivar and the BJP,” CPI state secretary Satya Narayan Singh mentioned within the commentary.
“If the federal government does now not ask its police to be diligent and supply good enough safety, we will be able to be pressured to release an agitation,” he added.
Kanhaiya Kumar is on a state-wide ”Jan Gan Guy Yatra” which was once introduced on January 30, coinciding with the demise anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, beneath the banner of ”Joint Discussion board In opposition to NPR/NRC/CAA”. The marketing campaign is scheduled to conclude with a rally in Patna on February 29.
Police officers weren’t to be had for feedback, even though Congress MLA Shakil Ahmed Khan, who has been accompanying Kanhaiya Kumar for the reason that starting of the excursion, showed the incident.
“A few stones hit cars in our convoy whilst we have been drawing near the venue in Madhepura after a a success rally at Saharsa previous within the day. We selected to not prevent, at the same time as a few window panes have been shattered however there was once no harm to anyone,” Khan mentioned.
“Additionally, it gave the impression that the attackers had used slingshots and fled after hitting their supposed goal. We’re saddened via the incident, which is indicative of the vitriol that has pervaded the ambience. After attaining the Madhepura venue, we knowledgeable the police. We will have to take all of it at the chin and brace ourselves for the next day to come”s methods,” he added.
The previous JNU scholars’ union president, who was once slapped with a sedition case within the nationwide capital 4 years in the past, sought to ring a bell with the gang at Madhepura via starting his speech with tributes to Ramesh Ranjan, a CRPF team of workers hailing from Bhojpur district in Bihar, who died combating militants close to Srinagar.
At Saharsa, the Left chief took potshots at Union House Minister Amit Shah and instructed supporters of the BJP to keep in mind that CAA-NPR-NRC was once “a part of a recreation plan which is all about enticing you in sectarian squabbles whilst the son of ”mota bhai” enjoys a stint because the BCCI secretary”.
