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Rajiv Gandhi’s Statue Bust Vandalised in Ludhiana

[Ludhiana]Rajiv Gandhi’s Statue Bust Vandalised in Ludhiana
A statue Bust of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was vandalised in Ludhiana on Tuesday by two youths, who Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh claimed, owed allegiance to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
CM asked SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal to apologise for the act of his party workers.
The miscreants sprayed red and black paint on the statue at the Salem Tabri area in Ludhiana,
They carried out the act in full public glare and blamed Rajiv Gandhi for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots
As per local Police miscreants demanded that statues of Rajiv Gandhi across the country be removed and Bharat Ratna conferred on him be withdrawn.
The statue was later cleaned by some Local Congress leaders
SAD has stepped up attack on the Gandhi family after the conviction of Sajjan Kumar.
On Saturday, the party had demanded that a special sitting of the Punjab Assembly be convened to pass a resolution for revocation of Rajiv Gandhi’s Bharat Ratna.