Congress demands President s rule in Haryana

New Delhi Aug 26 (IANS) The Congress party on Saturday demanded President s rule in Haryana and the sacking of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for his government s "failure" to stop the widespread violence that broke out after the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim in a rape case.

Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi in a press conference said the death toll figures reported "seems to be false and it s higher". He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to "save his friend Khattar".

"You are seeing a naked dance of absolute violence riots on the street " Singhvi said on the violence that took place in Haryana on Friday.

Singhvi said there was a failure on the part of the Centre as well state government adding that the " nikammi sarkar (useless government) should be suspended."

"It is unprecedented that a situation like this came with a notice of seven days but both the Haryana and the central governments remained mute impotent spectators " Singhvi said.

--IANS
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