Shajapur:
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh slapped Bharti Yuva Morcha members after they raised black flags against him in Madhya Pradesh. The BJP youth wing workers had raised black flags against Digvijaya for his alleged comments that RSS was "making bomb factories" and their role should be probed in connection with the Mumbai serial blasts.
Digvijaya Singh lost his cool when Bharti Yuva Morcha members waving black flags surrounded his car, he got out of his car and slapped some of them, later the protests turned violent as clashes occurred between Congress workers and the BJP, RSS men. The police had to lathicharge to bring the situation under control.
Earlier, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had said that he does not rule out the involvement of Sangh in Mumbai serial blasts, evoking criticism and condemnation from the BJP.
"I have been saying that RSS was spreading terrorism in the country and it has been making bomb factories," Mr Singh said. When asked about his statement not ruling out involvement of RSS in the Mumbai blasts, he said, "I only said that role of all kinds of terrorist organisations, including Hindu terror outfits, should be probed."