The six-member committee constituted by BJP chief J P Nadda to inquire into the vandalisation of a statue of B R Ambedkar in Punjab has sought an NIA probe into the incident, as it submitted its report to Nadda.
On January 26, an attempt was made to vandalise a life-size statue of B R Ambedkar at the Town Hall on Heritage Street in Amritsar. The 35-feet statue was hit with a hammer by a person, who was later taken into custody.
"Based on its findings, the panel has called for an NIA investigation into the unfortunate incident involving the statue of Baba Saheb (Ambedkar)," the BJP said in a statement.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is a federal agency.
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Nadda had formed a panel of BJP leaders belonging to the Scheduled Castes to look into the incident.
The committee comprised Rajya Sabha MP and former Uttar Pradesh DGP Brijlal, BJP's SC Morcha president Lal Singh Arya, former Union minister Som Prakash, party spokesperson Guru Prakash Paswan, UP government minister Aseem Arun, and Banto Kataria.
The BJP said the committee met members of the SC community at different locations and also gathered information from different groups about the incident.
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