Navjot Sidhus convoy pelted stones in Jammu NL Correspondent Jammu Dec 18: BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhus convoy was today attacked by unidentified persons who pelted the cars with bricks and stones leaving his driver injured at Bhor camp on the outskirts of Jammu city police said Sidhu was campaigning in the Bhor camp area for the party candidate from Gandhi Nagar Assembly segment Kavinder Gupta when some unknown persons hurled stones and bricks at his vehicle The BJP leader however escaped unhurt a senior police officer said The attackers were annoyed with Sidhu over his recent remark on their religious book police said adding two persons have been detained in this connection The vehicle has been badly damaged Driver Parveen Singh was injured in the incident and has been hospitalised Sidhu had a narrow escape BJP spokesperson and war room incharge Arun Gupta said Blaming Congress for the attack he said We condemn this attack It is Congresss and its MLAs frustration due to the growing popularity of BJP not only this constituency but in the entire state The attackers were supporters of local Congress MLA who is frustrated with the possible poll outcome They were raising slogans in favour of the Congress MLA Gupta alleged Sidhu has cancelled his rally at Bhor Camp and has set out for campaigning at other places the spokesperson said This was the second attack on Sidhu in last three days in the constituency where sitting Congress minister Raman Bhalla is the Congress candidate Earlier some people had pelted stones on him at Digiana when he was returning to Jammu after addressing a rally there Sidhu faced a strong protest in Jammu West segment last night when scores of Sikh youth bearing black badges raised antiSidhu and antiBJP slogans when the BJP leader was addressing a public rally near Poonch House near Talab Tillo area Sikh youth were protesting against alleged antireligious remarks by Sidhu the other day which they claimed to have hurt the sentiments of Sikh Community The police entered a scuffle with protesting youth and later held nearly fifty Sikh youth in custody at police station
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 09:46:56 +0000