New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' was attacked in Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch district on Tuesday. Stones were pelted at the vehicles that participated in the procession and the 'Rath' was also damaged, reported ANI.
As of now, there are no reports of anyone injured in the stone pelting.
State's BJP chief VD Sharma claimed that 'Congress goons' were behind the stone pelting incident.
Madhya Pradesh BJP president VD Sharma called it a serious crime and asserted that no one would be spared.
"I have received information that stones were pelted on the yatra by Congress goons from the hills and behind trees. This is not only unfortunate or condemnable but it is also a serious crime. Congress is nervous about the immense public support we are getting...They have attacked the yatra in a planned manner," he told ANI.
"They will not be spared. Vehicles were damaged (in the stone pelting). Our 'Rath' was damaged," he added.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah kicked off the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' from Mandla and Sheopur districts in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, will launch a leg of the Jan Ashirwad Yatra from Khandwa on Wednesday.
Elections are scheduled at the end of the year in MP, and the ruling BJP is organising yatras from various locations around the state.
On Sunday, BJP national president JP Nadda launched the inaugural Jan Ashirwad Yatra from Chitrakoot in Satna district. According to party officials, the yatra would travel through the states of Bundelkhand and Vindhya.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a leg of the yatra from Neemuch on Monday.
These will culminate in a workers' conference termed 'Karyakarta Mahakumbh' in Bhopal on September 25, the birth anniversary of hero Deendayal Upadhyaya.