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Scuffle between NC and BJP workers ahead of Shah's arrival

Shah is scheduled to meet the border migrants and address them at a function

Press Trust of India R S Pura (Jammu)
Last Updated : Aug 25 2014 | 2:16 PM IST
A scuffle today broke out between the workers of National Conference and BJP ahead of Amit Shah's arrival at the border migrant camp in R S Pura forward area of Jammu district.

The NC leader from R S Pura, Taranjeet Singh Tony along with his workers came to the border migrant camp in higher secondary school at R S Pura where Shah was scheduled to meet the migrants and address them at a function.

Tony insisted on putting his point of view before Shah and raise the demands of the border migrants.

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However, BJP workers didn't allow him by saying that it was a special function for Shah to meet the border migrants.

Tony made some remarks that it was not a political function of Shah and more so a matter of border migrants, who are facing bullets from Pakistan.

Following his statement, border migrants and the BJP workers booed him and raised anti-National Conference slogans.

Later, police took Tony out of the venue.

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First Published: Aug 25 2014 | 12:55 PM IST

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