Salman Khurshid's Nainital home vandalised, over content of his new book
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: November 15, 2021 08:28 PM2021-11-15T20:28:58+5:302021-11-15T20:28:58+5:30
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Congress leader Salman Khurshid's home in Nainital was vandalised on Monday amid uproar over his new book where he has compared 'Hindutva' to radical Islam.
Asked to comment on the incident, DGI (Kumaun) Neelesh Anand was quoted as saying, "Rakesh Kapil and 20 others have been booked. Strict action will be taken against perpetrators."
"I have said [in my book] that people who do such things do not belong to the Hindu religion. The Hindu religion is a beautiful religion that has given a fantastic culture to this country and I am proud of it. This attack is not on me but on the Hindu religion," Khurshid told news agency ANI on Monday.
Sharing pictures and videos of the incident, Khurshid wrote on Facebook, "I hoped to open these doors to my friends who have left this calling card. Am I still wrong to say this cannot be Hinduism?"
In one of the videos Khurshid shared on social media, a man can be seen trying to extinguish a fire at the Congress leader's Nainital home.
"So such is debate now. Shame is too ineffective a word. Besides I still hope that we can reason together one day and agree to disagree if not more," Khurshid added.
Pictures shared by Khurshid on Facebook also show smashed windowpanes and a charred door at his residence in Nainital.
One video also shows a group of people waving a BJP flag standing around a fire and chanting slogans of "Jai Shri Ram".
