BJP, Congress Spar Over Atal Bihari Vajpayee Statue In Chhattisgarh
NDTV
The tussle started after Durg BJP MP Vijay Baghel arrived at Atal Smriti Garden in Camp 2 area to unveil the statue of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Norms related to unlawful assembly had to be imposed in an area in Bhilai in Chhattisgarh's Durg district on Sunday due to tension between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress over the unveiling of a statue of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 98th birth anniversary, a police official said.
The tussle started after Durg BJP MP Vijay Baghel arrived at Atal Smriti Garden in Camp 2 area here to unveil the statue and a group of Congressmen opposed the event saying due permission to unveil such statues had not been taken from the state government.
Baghel maintained the garden was owned by Bhilai Steel Plant since 2018 and a no-objection certificate from the Central PSU had been obtained.
However, a local Congress leader said the BJP had not followed laid down norms and. hence, the statue unveiling must not be permitted.
