Dera violence: Highly reprehensible, says Rathore

Union minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore today described as "highly reprehensible" the violence in Haryana and Punjab following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case.
"Mob attacking people, property and media personnel is highly reprehensible. #Panchkula (sic)," Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rathore said in a tweet.
A special CBI court in Panchkula (Haryana) today convicted flamboyant self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a 2002 rape case, triggering widespread violence and arson by his supporters in Punjab and Haryana.
Atleast 28 people were killed and 250 injured in the violence in Panchkula that left a trail of destruction and vandalism.