Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Enraged over Sidhi's viral video, Congress workers burnt the effigy of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan outside PCC Office, in Bhopal on Wednesday.
The video gained momentum after Congress spokesperson Abbas Hafeez posted it on Twitter. Strong reactions from across political parties poured in. Congress' former MP Rahul Gandhi, Congress state president Kamal Nath, BSP chief Mayawati and Delhi AAP MLA Naresh Balyan slammed the BJP govt, raising questions over humanity and treatment given to tribals in Madhya Pradesh.
Former Congress MP Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to express the deep resentment over the incident. "The entire humanity has been put to shame by the inhuman crime of a BJP leader in Madhya Pradesh," he tweeted.
Kamal Nath called it a 'soul-trembling' incident and said it seems "Shivraj-govt is high on power."
MP Congress committee general secretary Gurmeet Singh Mangu, too, condemned the incident. He questioned of what the future holds for tribals in the BJP government.
Former minister Ramniwas Rawat hit out at BJP after Sidhi video goes viral, calls it the "peak of cruelty."