Cong workers garland Suresh Prabhu with black cloth in Guj

Citing Centre's "indifference" towards Gujarat on railway front, Congress workers on Sunday garlanded Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu with a black cloth.

The party workers reached near Prabhu by posing as the supporters of BJP, taking police by surprise.

Twelve Congress workers were detained by police after the incident which occurred in Nanpura locality.

As soon as Prabhu stepped out of his vehicle, protesters garlanded him with the black cloth and also offered him a lollipop.

The minister was in city to attend a function organised at the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry building. Around fifty protesters had gathered outside the venue and were raising slogans before Prabhu's arrival but police managed to keep them at a distance.

However, some protesters managed to go near the minister.