BJP stages march in Patna over insult to PM Modi, clash erupts with Cong workers
Patna (PTI): Workers of the BJP and the Congress clashed in Patna on Friday during a protest march taken out by the ruling party in protest against the alleged use of abusive language for Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Rahul Gandhi's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra'.
BJP workers, led by senior leaders like ministers Nitin Nabin and Sanjay Saraogi, besides MLA Sanjiv Chaurasia, marched to Sadaqat Ashram, the state Congress headquarters, a couple of kilometres away, raising slogans against the incident in Darbhanga two days ago.
"We are not going to tolerate the insult to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rahul Gandhi and his associates must apologise to the nation", said Nabin.
The gates of Sadaqat Ashram were reportedly locked from inside by Congress workers who allegedly pelted BJP cadres with stones.
The situation was brought under control following the intervention of the police, which persuaded the BJP workers to retreat.
"It was a minor clash, and we have received complaints of injuries sustained by people from both sides. The entire matter will be investigated and further action will be taken accordingly", Superintendent of Police, Patna (Central) Diksha told PTI.
Meanwhile, a group of Congress workers sat on a dharna outside the Sadaqat Ashram gates in protest against "hooliganism" (gundagardi) of the BJP.
#WATCH | Patna, Bihar: BJP and Congress workers clash as the former staged a protest against the latter in front of the Congress office. pic.twitter.com/GDUxM0JgyB
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Four of family killed as car jumps divider on highway in Gujarat's Panchmahal
Godhra (Gujarat) (PTI): Four members of a family were killed, and one sustained grievous injuries after their speeding car jumped a divider on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway corridor in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Monday, police said.
The car driver lost control of the wheels near Kalol. As a result, the four-wheeler jumped the divider and veered off to the other side of the highway, an official from Kalol police station said.
Soon after the accident, some locals rushed to the scene and also alerted the police. Efforts were made to pull out the people trapped in the car.
Four persons died on the spot, while one suffered injuries, the official said.
The deceased were members of a family from Vadodara and were returning from Rajasthan when the tragedy struck, the official said.
They have been identified as Sajid Iqbal Khinji (55), Ilyas Iqbal Khinji (50), Ishaq Iqbal Khinji (48) and Rehan Azgar Khinji (35).
