Shoe-blitz continues:Prime Minister escapes ‘impulsive’ attack
An engineering student hurled a shoe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while he was addressing his first election meeting for the Congress in Gujarat at the Sanskar Kendra grounds here on Sunday.
The shoe fell some 15 feet away from the dais and the PM continued to speak without a break as the Congress workers overpowered the youth and security personnel whisked him away.
Hitesh Chauhan (21), a resident of Bapunagar who studies computer engineering at a government college in Gandhinagar, reportedly told the police that he was not connected with any political party and was just trying to gain some attention after watching reports on earlier shoe-throwing incidents.
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The shoe fell some 15 feet away from the dais and the PM continued to speak without a break as the Congress workers overpowered the youth and security personnel whisked him away.
Hitesh Chauhan (21), a resident of Bapunagar who studies computer engineering at a government college in Gandhinagar, reportedly told the police that he was not connected with any political party and was just trying to gain some attention after watching reports on earlier shoe-throwing incidents.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.indianexpress.com
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