Cong burns PM's effigy for BJP MLA's remarks against Rahul

Bihar Congress today burnt the effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here to protest against Rajasthan BJP MLA's alleged derogatory remark against party Vice president Rahul Gandhi.
The party, which held a protest march, also protested against increasing intolerance in the country besides Centre's alleged efforts to gag freedom of speech and expression.
On February 18, a BJP MLA from Barmer, Kailash Choudhary had allegedly called Gandhi a "traitor" and said he should be hanged and shot for backing "anti-national" students of JNU.
Former Bihar Congress chief Anil Sharma said "We are protesting against the Rajasthan MLA's remarks against Rahul Gandhiji besides Centre's barbaric way of dealing JNU issue .. ...This is complete autocratic functioning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government."

The party would organise demonstration in the district headquarters tomorrow on the same issue.
"We'll let people know as what the government is doing," Sharma said adding that it was illegal to book JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar under sedition charge.