The house of UPCC president Rita Bahuguna Joshi in Allahabad was ransacked on Thursday night, allegedly by RSS activists, after local Congressmen burnt effigies of former RSS chief K.S. Sudarshan. Ms Joshi was not in Allahabad when the incident took place.
This is the second time that Ms Joshi’s house has been targeted by political rivals. In July 2009, the UPCC president’s house in Lucknow had been torched, allegedly by BSP members, after she made a derogatory remark against chief minister Mayawati.
According to reports reaching here, RSS workers reportedly barged into her Allahabad residence, broke flower pots, damaged her vehicle that was parked inside and tossed plastic chairs around.
Meanwhile in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesperson K.K. Mishra’s residence in Indore was attacked, allegedly by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activists, during the intervening night of November 11 and 12. Mr Mishra has lodged an FIR.