Chandigarh, March 6 Punjab Minister Harbhajan Singh led a protest here on Friday against Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa for making remarks that AAP leaders deemed "objectionable".
Last month, Bajwa had accused Singh of corruption, saying, "He used to play in a band before, we will take him to task."
This drew sharp reactions from ruling AAP leaders, but Bajwa has denied that his remarks had anything to do with Singh's caste. Singh had previously stated that his father was a band master, and Bajwa's remarks mocked such honest people who earned a living through hard work.
Outside the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Friday, AAP leaders and workers held demonstrations with a wedding band, a symbolic protest against the leader of the opposition's remarks.
The minister demanded an apology from LoP Bajwa as protesters, including MLA Amansher Singh, raised slogans against the Congress leader. The protest was held ahead of the start of the budget session of the Punjab Assembly on Friday.
Earlier, the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission (PSSCC) had summoned the Congress leader to seek his explanation over his remarks about Singh. In his submission to the panel, Bajwa denied making any caste-sensitive remarks.
