Raipur, 27 August (HS). Congress party has strongly condemned the alleged brutal lathicharge on Congress workers in Bhilai. Addressing a press conference at the Congress state office Rajiv Bhawan on Tuesday, the state Congress communication department president Sushil Anand Shukla said that the BJP government has lost its democratic character. The terror-like face of the BJP government's police is completely unacceptable. The government is violating its political dignity. It is trying to pollute the political environment of the state.
Congress alleged that 'In Bhilai, the police unnecessarily lathicharged Congress workers. Congress workers were peacefully protesting against the stopping of Bhupesh Baghel's convoy. Congress leaders are angry over the lathicharge on their workers. Bhupesh Baghel and Deepak Baij have condemned the incident by tweeting.
Talking to journalists, Sushil Anand Shukla said that first a Congress MLA is arrested under more than one and a half dozen sections in a false case. Our MLA was arrested for a crime in which he was not involved. Our former Chief Minister's convoy was stopped. BJP, RSS, Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad workers misbehave with him. They push and shove with the security personnel. When Congress people go to surround the police station by giving an ultimatum in this matter, lathi charge is done. He said that this government is preparing the way for its departure itself. Congress workers were protesting peacefully. BJP's affiliated organization Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad workers were hooligans, creating a ruckus by blocking the road, misbehaving with the former Chief Minister and his security personnel. Instead of taking action against them, the police have chased and beaten the Congress workers.
He said that the government thinks that it will suppress the Congress workers by using lathis. The more atrocities they commit, the stronger our courage will be. The government is scared and nervous due to the aggression of the Congress and the movements being run by us continuously. It has resorted to barbarism. We will further intensify the movement against the government. We are not going to be afraid of their lathis and bullets. The police is showing off on top of the theft, first the convoy of the former Chief Minister is attacked, second the police is registering FIR against our officials. He alleged that a false FIR was registered against the Chairman of Charoda Corporation, Krishna Chandrakar. The BJYM protests with the support of the police, first they themselves behave indecently and then create pressure. The BJP and the government should control their anarchist workers, otherwise the Congress workers will reply in their own language.
It is known that on Tuesday, police lathicharged Congress workers who were gheraoing Bhilai 3 police station. Policemen were also injured during the protest in Bhilai today. Police has said that strict action will be taken regarding the ruckus.
State Congress in-charge general secretary Malkit Singh Gaidu, senior spokesperson RP Singh, Dhananjay Singh Thakur, Surendra Verma, spokesperson Nitin Bhansali, Satyaprakash, Sarika Rais Khan were present in the press conference.