NEW DELHI: Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party president Adesh Gupta led a demonstration near the Pakistan High Commission on Wednesday against the vandalisation of a statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore, Pakistan.
The protesters included functionaries and workers of the BJP Yuva and Purwanchal Morcha with Sikh Prakoshth, who gathered in Chanakyapuri around noon to carry out the protest.
The nine-foot-tall statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was vandalised on Tuesday at the Lahore Fort and the act was condemned by India.
Addressing the protesters, Gupta said that what had happened in Pakistan on Tuesday showed the mentality and fundamentalism of the people involved. He demanded arrest and severe punishment against those involved in the act of vandalism.
He also demanded that the outfit responsible for the act should be banned and the government of Pakistan install the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh again with complete respect and provide security in the area.
A memorandum was submitted to the commission demanding strict action.
