Cong burns Modi's effigies in Himachal over Rafale deal

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Press Trust of India Shimla
Last Updated : Aug 02 2018 | 8:10 PM IST

The Himachal Pradesh Congress today burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and in other district headquarters during state-wide protests over the Rafale deal.

Party workers, led by state president Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader Mukesh Agnihotri submitted a memorandum to a representative of Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki. Local Congress leaders in their district headquarters gave memorandums to the respective deputy commissioners.

Earlier in the day in Shimla, party workers carried out a protest march where they burnt Modi's effigy and raised slogans against him.

Speaking at the march, Sukhu said, "The nation wants to know why the Modi government paid Rs 60,145 crore for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets, whereas the UPA-II had struck a deal of just Rs 18,940 crore for the same."

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First Published: Aug 02 2018 | 8:10 PM IST

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