Congress leaders 'cleanse' Vidhana Soudha entrance with Gau Mutra

A section of the Congress leaders sprinkled "Gau Mutra" at the entrance of Vidhana Soudha on Monday, in what they claimed was a bid to erase the blot of "40 per cent commission government".

About 25-30 Congress leaders congregated on the Vidhana Soudha premises performing a puja and then sprinkling Gau Mutra. Speaking to DH, KPCC general secretary S Manohar said their intention was to mark the auspicious occasion of the new government and a clean government, as opposed to the BJP's "40 per cent commission".

"The sprinkling of Gau Mutra was to send a message to the BJP in its own language, as they do politics in the name of Gau Mutra," Manohar said. The BJP has been doing politics in the name of God without any commitment to piety, he alleged. They also used "Bajrang Bali" for politics, he said referring to the party leaders chanting Hanuman Chalisa ahead of the polls, in protest of Congress' proposal to ban organisations such as the Bajrang Dal.

The Congress does not do politics in the name of God and we prayed at the Hanuman temple even after the government formation, Manohar said.