Mumbai, February 21 The Mumbai Youth Congress held a protest outside the BJP's 'Vasant Smruti' office in Dadar on Saturday to condemn the death threat recently issued to Rahul Gandhi.
The protest, during which participants shouted slogans and threw flowers, was intended to send a clear message that there is no place for politics of hatred and violence in Maharashtra, said Mumbai Youth Congress president Zeenat Shabreen.
"Ideological differences are natural in a democracy, but issuing threats of violence is an attack on democratic values and is extremely serious," she added while seeking immediate registration of a case and strict action against those responsible.
A man claiming to be a spokesperson for the Karni Sena had released a video threatening to shoot Gandhi and 25 other MPs for verbally abusing Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The man was later detained by police in Kota, Rajasthan.
The protesters, who reached the BJP office despite heavy barricading by police, were detained and taken to the Bhoiwada police station.
Shabreen alleged that the police were allowing BJP workers to protest freely, but were taking action against Congress workers even before their protests began.
