Rahul has asked K'taka for report on assault: Digvijaya

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has sought a report from the Karnataka government on the assault by a mob on a Tanzanian woman in Bengaluru, said senior party leader Digvijaya Singh. "Strongly condemn incident with the Tanzanian lady in Bangalore. Police must act strongly against the culprits. Rahul Gandhi asks Karnataka Govt to explain and send report immediately," he tweeted.

Congress leader PC Chacko also said that Rahul Gandhi was very much alert about the issue and has sought the state government's opinion on this.

"What he wants is the government should act. Rahulji wants the Karnataka government to act and very stringent action is to be taken by the government. That is what the vice president wants," he said.

Meanwhile, the CPI has asked the BJP and the Congress to not engage in political sparring over such a "sensitive" issue.