: Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s Nainital home set on fire amid controversy over his new book #IndiaNEWS Twenty-one persons were booked on Monday after miscreants set fire to Congress leader Salman

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Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s Nainital home set on fire amid controversy over his new book #IndiaNEWS
Twenty-one persons were booked on Monday after miscreants set fire to Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s home in Uttarakhand’s Nainital city, days after his new book triggered a controversy.Last week, two lawyers in Delhi had filed complaints against Khurshid, accusing him of comparing Hindutva with terrorist groups ISIS and Boko Haram in a passage in the book.Khurshid shared multiple images and videos of the flames and the subsequent damage caused due to the fire on Monday. “I hoped to open these doors to my friends who have left this calling card,� Khurshid wrote in a post on Facebook. “Am I still wrong to say this cannot be Hinduism?�In a separate post, the politician said that the incident pointed at the state of debate in the country. “Shame is too ineffective a word,� he wrote.� Besides I still hope that we can reason together one day and agree to disagree if not more.�Deputy Inspector General (Kumaun) Neelesh Anand said that one of the persons booked has been identified as Rakesh Kapil. “Strict action will be taken against perpetrators,� he told ANI. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor described the incident as disgraceful. “Salman Khurshid is a statesman who has done India proud in international forums and always articulated a moderate, centrist, inclusive vision of the country domestically,� he wrote on Twitter....Read more

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