Rahul Gandhi’s convoy was attacked with stones today in Gujarat’s Banaskantha, where he was touring flood-hit areas. The Congress blamed the incident on the state’s ruling BJP.
“Narendra Modi ji, slogans, black flags and stones will not deter us…We will put in all our might into the service of people,” the Congress vice president tweeted, targeting the Prime Minister in his home state.
The 47-year-old had reportedly been asked to travel in his bulletproof vehicle but he chose to sit in the first car of his convoy, which was attacked with cement bricks.
“This is a dastardly attack. Do they think they can silence the opposition, they can cow down anybody with violence?” said Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
“The car was damaged, a window was shattered, an SPG (Special Protection Group) personnel was hurt,” Mr Singhvi added.
