BJP leaders meet Governor over probe into vandalism of statue

Demanding investigation by an independent agency into vandalising of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar’s statue followed by an attempt to burn the stone sculpture of the Constitution in Amritsar, a delegation of senior BJP leaders met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria at Chandigarh on Wednesday.

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They said the incident was part of a larger conspiracy to incite unrest and deepen communal divide in Punjab.

Justifying the demand for a probe by an independent agency, not under the control of the state government, BJP leaders said the spot was just 100 m away from the police station, still the incident occurred. “There is a strong apprehension that the said deplorable incident could not have happened without the involvement of the state machinery and the ruling AAP government,” a BJP spokesperson said.