Kolhapur: BJP leaders and workers on Saturday staged a massive demonstration against Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Zardari Bhutto to express their anger at his objectionable remarks on prime minister Narendra Modi and burned his photo and Pakistans national flag at busy Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk here.
Pak foreign minister Bhutto while addressing a press conference in New York, criticised prime minister in an objectionable language.
BJP workers and district leaders along with party office bearers, gathered under the leadership of district BJP president Rahul Chikode at busy Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk and staged demonstrations against Bilawal for his statement while shouting slogans against him and Pakistan.
Later, the workers burnt a photo of Bilawal and the national flag of Pakistan and howled against the neighbouring nation.
While addressing the workers, Chikode said, Modi brought Vikas Ganga in our country after 2014 and met all expectations of the people.
Along with Chikode, BJP secretary Ashok Desai, Mahesh Jadhav, Ganesh Desai, Hemant Aradhye, Ajit Thanekar, Maruti Bhagoji, Amol Paloji, Taufiq Bagwan, Santosh Bhivate, Vivek Kulkarni, Nasir Husen, Mahesh Yadeav and other leaders , office bearers and large number of party workers participated in protest agitation.
Similar protests also took place in Patna city of Bihar and Goa.
(With UNI inputs)
