CHENNAI: The ruling Congress in Punjab failed to protect the Prime Minister of India, said former Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan on Friday while addressing the party workers who were protesting the alleged security breach of PM Narendra Modi’s convoy on a highway in Ferozepur where he was scheduled to address a rally.
“While the British Government gave proper security to Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress which formed the government soon after the Independence failed to protect Gandhiji. Even the mysterious death of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi is yet to be unravelled,” he said. The BJP workers, who had gathered near Srinivasapuram, were marching towards Gandhi Statue when they were stopped by police , citing violation of Covid-19 restrictions. After the cops denied them permission, Pon Radhakrishnan and others staged a sit-in . Later, they were arrested and detained at a community hall in Ambedkar Palam. Meanwhile, two BJP MLAs Vanathi Srinivasan and M R Gandhi, who attended the state assembly session, also participated in the protest.
The cops later allowed Pon Radhakrishnan, Sudhakar Reddy, and two others to visit the Gandhi Statue. The Fore Shore Estate police have registered a case under relevant sections of IPC. The arrested BJP leaders and workers were let off in the evening.
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