High drama was witnessed at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in New Delhi on Monday when a person posing as a journalist tried to attack party general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi with a shoe, apparently miffed over the treatment meted out to Baba Ramdev.
The person, who was carrying an identification as Sunil Kumar of Nav-Sanchar Patrika from Rajasthan, came close to Mr. Dwivedi, removed his shoe and stopped short of hitting him with it.The middle-aged man, wearing a striped T-shirt, was heard telling Mr. Dwivedi that “you cannot stop us from asking questions.”
The man was immediately caught by an AICC staffer and some journalists and was removed from the briefing hall while being beaten up. He was then taken away by police.Mr. Dwivedi described the incident as “pre-planned” attack as he was to speak against Baba Ramdev and his agitation which Congress leader said was conducted at the behest of Sangh Parivar.“Whatever, I said has been proved by this one man. Had this (attack) not been orchestrated, the person would not have asked favourable questions so that there were no doubts,” he said.
Alleges RSS link
Reacting to the development, Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said, “It is obvious that there is an element of frustration and desperation among the Sangh Parivar. But I can’t confirm whether the man belongs to RSS or BJP.”
Meanwhile, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh alleged the attacker was an RSS member.“The man seems to be an RSS activist,” he said.When asked as to how he can confirm that the attacker was an RSS activist, Mr. Singh claimed his ID card was found in his bag.
Mr. Singh said he has spoken to the Delhi police commissioner and asked him to find the antecedents of the person, including the organisation he belongs to. “I have asked the police commissioner to thoroughly question the attacker,” he said.
Another party spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan said, “It was very obvious that the same communal and divisive forces who were behind the agitation (supporting Ramdev) have planned this attack.”
According to eyewitnesses, the attacker was sitting in the second row of the right side of the podium from where the press conference was being addressed. As the press conference was inching towards an end, the man got from his seat and went closer to the exit door from where he asked a question whether Congress was happy that the Opposition is weak in the country.
Mr. Dwivedi answered nobody should ever be in the misconception that there is no Opposition. However, the man was heard murmuring that his question was not answered.
As the press conference was about to conclude, the attacker took out one of his shoes and climbed on the stage and rushed towards Mr. Dwivedi. He was, however, overpowered by Congress workers and journalists.
Courtesy : The Hindu
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