The Gujarat unit of the Aam Aadmi Party has protested the demolition of a temple by the BJP-ruled Surat Municipal Corporation and sought an apology from Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
The civic body demolished the Ramdev Peer Temple built on the roadside in the city’s Kapodra area on Wednesday as part of an anti-encroachment drive for a metro rail project.
A video of the demolition has gone viral on social media. Slamming the demolition, AAP leaders in Ahmedabad also screened the viral video in a press conference.
Activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal had protested at the demolition site after which they were detained by the police.
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