BJYM activists protest against Kerala calf slaughter

Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists on Tuesday held a protest outside Congress headquarters on Akbar Road here and demanded an apology from party chief Sonia Gandhi over the slaughter of a calf by its youth wing workers in Kerala.

The activists of the BJP youth wing gathered near Taj Mansingh hotel and worshipped a calf. Later they marched towards Congress headquarters.

The police tried to stop them near Kapurthala House but the workers broke the police barricade. They continued to march towards Akbar Road where heavy police force stopped them at another barricade by using water cannons.

The protesters raised slogans demanding arrest of Kerala Youth Congress leaders involved in slaughtering of the calf and burnt effigies of Sonia and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

"This issue is connected with emotions of all Indians. Our protest is not for a political cause, it is for a social objective and we hope that Congress leadership will take stern action against their Keralaoffice bearers involved in this shameless act," said BJYM Delhi unit president Sunil Yadav.