Bhubaneswar, Jul 2 : In Bhubaneswar, tensions escalated between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress workers on Tuesday.
The clash occurred near the Master Canteen area of capital city during a protest by BJP workers over Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in Parliament.
Around 40 to 50 BJP workers were holding a protest near the Congress Bhawan at Master Canteen here on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a heated argument occured between the workers of BJP and Congress when some of the protestors started throwing cow dung at the hoarding of Rahul Gandhi's poster near the Congress Bhawan.
The situation turned violent, with both groups throwing stones at each other.
Seven people, including workers from both parties, sustained injuries during the brawl
BJP workers have filed a complaint at the Capital police station accusing Congress of hurling stones at the party workers during the protest against the alleged anti-Hindu remarks by LoP Rahul Gandhi. A separate complaint has been filed by Congress workers too.
