Maoists have attacked our democratic values: Sonia
Raipur: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said the Naxal strike was not an attack on the Congress or its leaders, but an attack on democratic values.
A convoy of Congress leaders, returning to Jagdalpur after holding a rally near the southern Sukma town, not far from the Andhra Pradesh border, was ambushed in a dense forested area around 5.15 pm on Saturday.
Heavily-armed Maoists carried out a landmine blast and then opened fire, killing 16 people – including Congress leader Mahendra Karma and another party leader – and injuring 25 others.
Congress leader and former union minister VC Shukla was critically injured in the incident. Shukla received three bullets in the indiscriminate firing by the Maoists. The state is headed for assembly elections later this year.
