Azad condemns vandalising of Rajiv Gandhi's statue

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today strongly denounced the act of damaging former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's statue in Mirzapur and demanded a time-bound inquiry to punish the guilty behind it.
"We strongly condemn the act of damaging of the statue of Late Rajiv Gandhi in Mirzapur. This act has hurt the sentiments of millions of people and Congressmen across the country because of their love and respect for the great leader.
"The state government should immediately conduct an inquiry into the incident in a time bound manner so as to punish the guilty," he said in a statement.

Azad, who is the AICC general secretary and in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, said various anti-social elements have become blatantly active in the last few months because of inaction of the state government which has resulted in deterioration of law and order in UP.
The former prime minister's statue was found damaged at a park in Mirzapur's Awas Vikas colony yesterday, following which an angry Congress party had announced statewide protests today.