Drug racket case: Cong leader hurt in clash with police

A senior state Congress leader was injured today after police used mild force to thwart partymen from laying siege to the residence of Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia here.
Reiterating their demand of a CBI probe against Majithia for his alleged role in the drug racket and his immediate removal from the Cabinet, Congress activists staged a protest here besides burning effigy of the minister.
A scuffle broke out between Congressmen and the police when the latter blocked their way to the minister's residence.
Senior leader SRS Lalli Majithia, who was leading the protest, was injured and admitted to a local private hospital because of breathlessness after a minor scuffle with police.

Lalli's turban (head gear) went off during the scuffle with policemen after which Congress activists started pelting stones on them.
In the melee, some Congress activists and policemen were also injured, official sources said.

Lalli's condition, according to hospital sources was out of danger.
Meanwhile, state Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa condemned the police attack on partymen, who, he claimed, were peacefully demonstrating for Majithia's attack.
In a statement, Bajwa alleged the Congress workers were beaten up without any provocation and it was astonishing that state machinery was protecting a person who has ruined the youth of Punjab.
He said that Congress would continue the protests till the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal seeks a CBI inquiry into the alleged drug racket.