Patel a 145;terrorist146;: BJP to launch protest

Speaking to mediapersons on Thursday, BJP state vice-president H N Dixit said the party will demand an apology from the organisation in this connection.

8220;It is ironical that though Sardar Patel was the man responsible for uniting the country after independence, parties like the Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party have kept mum over the issue,8221; he said.

Congress is quiet despite the fact that Patel was a leader of the party,8221; Dixit added.

Dixit said the party8217;s state president, Ramapati Ram tripathi, has instructed all district offices to garland statues of Sardar Patel as a mark of protest against the incident.