Bhopal: Former Chief Minister and Congress candidate from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency Digvijay Singh participated in the Bhagwa roadshow conducted by thousands of sadhus here on Wednesday. The roadshow covered Peer Gate and several sub-lanes of walled city. Namdeo Das Tyagi alias Computer Baba, who was leading the group, said that sadhus from across the country have come to ensure Singh’s victory in the elections to be held here on May 12.
The event however landed in controversy after several policemen and policewomen deployed on duty during the event in plain clothes were seen draping saffron stole around their necks. When media persons accosted them on the issue, several women personnel accepted they were from police. “Hame pahnaya gaya hai (We have been made to put it on), said one of the woman constable.
The police personnel did not speak much on camera but off the record said that it was very hot and they used the stole to cover them against the sun and some of them said saffron wasn’t a colour of any party but was a symbol of deshprem (nationalism). However, the cops on duty did not offer a clear reply on the matter.