Cong asks Shinde to probe violent incident involving Hry unit

Congress has asked former Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to probe the clash between members belonging to rival factions of Haryana Congress here which left state unit chief Ashok Tanwar seriously injured ahead of Rahul Gandhi's road show on October 6.
Shinde will head the one-member panel and has been asked to submit its report at the earliest.
Factionalism in the Haryana Congress came to the fore on October 6 when supporters of Tanwar and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda clashed at the Bhairon Mandir here while waiting to welcome Rahul's Kisan Yatra.
Tanwar sustained injuries during the scuffle and was admitted to RML Hospital where Rahul and several other top Congress leaders visited him.

"Congress President Sonia Gandhi has decided that Shinde will conduct an inquiry into the incident," AICC general secretary Janardan Dwivedi said.
In a statement, he said Shinde has been asked to submit his report at the earliest.

The incident has brought to the fore the differences between different factions of the party and is likely to have political repercussions.
The party has taken a serious view of the incident.
AICC in charge of communications department Randeep Surjewala said, "The incident was very sad and unfortunate. There is no place for violence in the organisation. The single-member committee will go in depth into the entire episode.