Summary:
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) The Congress on Friday said it was the government"s responsibility to investigate the lynching of a man at a farmers" protest site near the Delhi-Haryana border, while the BJP asserted that in the name of farmers, the "anarchists" behind these protests, need to be exposed.
A man was lynched, his hand chopped off and the body bearing over 10 wounds caused by sharp-edged weapons tied to a barricade at a farmers" protest site at Kundli, a gruesome incident being blamed on a group of Nihangs.
Hours after the macabre crime, a man wearing the blue robes of the Sikhs" Nihang order appeared before the media, claiming that he had "punished" the victim for "desecrating" a Sikh holy book.
Asserting that there is no place for violence anywhere, the Congress said it is the government"s responsibility to investigate the incident and that the law should take its course.
Asked about the incident, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said, "We saw it on social media, don"t know the details yet.
There is no place at all whatsoever for violence anywhere in the country." "This country is and must be governed by the rule of law.