and Bahujan Samaj Party Monday went on rampage here and hold violent
demonstration against the Vienna incident which thirty people
sustained bullet injuries nine of them critically injured in attack by
some armed assailants who opened fire during a religious congregation
in a Gurdwara in Austria Sunday afternoon.
The protesters blocked vehicular road traffic in local sugar mills
chowk, Chachoki, Mehli-by pass, Dosanjh road, Chahal Nagar Chowk,
Prempura chowk near Hargobind Nagar, Khalwara gate and raised anti
government slogans against the violent incident of Austria. Some
Reports said that Sant Niranjan Dass of Balla Wale and his followers
including Sant Rama Nand sustained critical injuries in the firing.
The Protesters ransacked and damaged several vehicles including three
buses and half dozen cars at several blockade places.Phagwara DSP
Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh worked hard to restore the normalcy, but the
tension and panic was still continued and the violent armed protesters
were roaming at several places in the town till filing of the reports
.It was also learnt that few vehicles were set on fire by the
protesters near Rama Mandi tonight.
Former Minister Joginder Singh Maan has strongly condemned the
violent incident of Austria and urged the Security agencies to
maintain peace.He also appealed to the people to maintain peace and
communal harmony. It was learnt that 30 people have been wounded,
henine severely, in a shooting at an Indian temple.
The Jalandhar-Delhi road has been blocked even as curfew continued in
parts of Jalandhar city..A report from Hoshiarpur said that large
number of demonstrators came on roads in protest against the Vianna
incident.
A police spokesman Michael Takacs told Austria Press Agency five men
entered a place of worship for an Indian religious community early
afternoon on Sunday and started firing at those present. Police
arrested all five suspects, Takacs said.
Four ambulances and three medical helicopters were involved in
hopitalizing the victims. Sant Niranjan Dass was flown to a hospital
in a helicopter provided by Austria Police.
