Worried about recent instances of shoes being flung at politicians, Congress party members want to ensure that no such incident takes place during the PM's visit
The Congress and the police are keeping a close watch as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits the city today to meet party candidates at the Grand Hyatt. Worried about recent instances of shoes being flung at politicians, Congress party members want to ensure that no such incident takes place during the PM's visit.
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S G Nekalikar, senior inspector, Vakola police station, said, "The first thing that comes to our mind nowadays when we discuss security are the shoe-throwing incidents. We are taking all precautions for the PM's visit and will ensure that no untoward incident takes place."
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Flashback
On April 8, journalist Jarnail Singh hurled a shoe at Home Minister P Chidambaram during a press conference in New Delhi. Jarnail was not happy with the replies from Chidambaram about Jagdish Tyter and Sajjan Kumar getting a clean chit from the CBI for their role in the 1984 Sikh riots. On April 10, Rajmal Singh Saharan, a retired school principal, threw a shoe on Congress MP Naveen Jindal in Kurukshetra.
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