NEW DELHI: India?s ruling party warned its supporters on Tuesday they were not above the law after a mob celebrating an election victory against communist opponents bulldozed a statue of Vladimir Lenin. police in the remote state of Tripura said they were investigating more than a dozen complaints of arson, violence and vandalism in the wake of the Bharatiya Janata Party?s (BJP) win at the weekend election. An alliance led by the Hindu nationalist party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi crushed the incumbent communists ? who had ruled the small northeastern state for a quarter-century ? in a unexpected landslide. The thumping victory kicked off a frenzied celebration by BJP supporters which degenerated into clashes with their communist opponents and rioting. police launched an investigation after a mob ? many wearing the saffron colours popular with BJP supporters ? on Monday flattened the statue of Lenin with a bulldozer.
03-07-2018, 12:25 PM
Indian police make arrest after Lenin statute is bulldozed
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