New Delhi, December 26: A day after the statue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was vandalised in Punjab's Ludhiana, the Rajiv Chowk street signboard in the national capital was blackened on Wednesday. According to reports, workers of Akali Dal have admitted to the vandalism act. The incident comes during the ongoing anti- Congress protest in the national capital.

On Tuesday, Rajiv Gandhi's statue was vandalised in Ludhiana by two youths, who Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh claimed, owed allegiance to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). The accused allegedly sprayed red and black paint on the statue at the Salem Tabri area in Ludhiana, the police said. They also carried out the act in full public glare and blamed Rajiv Gandhi for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the police added.

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"Strongly condemn vandalisation of Rajiv Gandhi's statue by Akali Dal workers in Ludhiana. Have asked Police to identify the guilty & take strict action. SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal should apologise to people of Punjab for this obnoxious act", Punjab CM Amarinder Singh tweeted.

According to a report by PTI, Singh asked SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal to apologise for the act of his party workers. According to reports, out of the two accused men, the police said they have arrested Youth Akali Dal leader Gurdip Singh Gosha and another person, identified as Meet Pal Singh Dugri, will also be arrested soon.

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