'Burn down police station': MP Cong MLA caught on video inciting farmers
June 09, 2017  20:43
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A Congress MLA in Madhya Pradesh was caught on camera purportedly inciting party workers and farmers to burn down a police station here.

Congress' Shivpuri MLA Shakuntala Khatik is seen in the video repeatedly inciting the party workers and farmers accompanying her to burn down the nearby police station.

"Thaaney mein aag lagaa do (burn down the police station)," Shakuntala Khatik is heard saying more than once as she shouts slogans with the protesters, who were reportedly angry at being stopped and restrained by the police.

BJP spokesperson Tajinder Bagga posted the video in a tweet calling the comment "shameful"; the post was re-tweeted 1,200 times in two hours.
 
State Congress president Arun Yadav on Friday vehemently denied involvement of the Congress in any violence. Asked about the videos gone viral, Yadav said, "I have not seen the videos. But if it is true that a probe shall be ordered and punitive action will be taken against the legislators."

The protests, which started over a week ago, escalated after the farmer deaths. Khatik was leading one of the many marches in parts of Madhya Pradesh.

IMAGE: Buses were torched by the agitating farmers at Bhopal-Indore highway in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. 
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