By: Express News Service Surat | August 30, 2025 11:19 PM IST 2 min readThe BJP leaders and workers chanted slogans against Rahul Gandhi and burnt his effigy on the main road (Express Photo)A protest organised by the BJP in Surat turned violent with BJP leaders and workers barging into the Congress office and tearing the posters and banners of Soniya Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and other leaders. With both BJP and Congress workers coming face-to-face raising slogans and pushing each other, police intervened and brought the situation under control.The protest was organised by the BJP against the alleged insulting statements made by a Congress leader about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother at an event in Bihar a few days ago.The protest site is near the Surat city Congress office in Nanpura. The event was attended by Surat city BJP president Paresh Patel, former president Niranjan Janjmera, Mayor Daxesh Mavani, standing committee chairman Rajan Patel, BJP municipal councillors and a large number of workers dressed in black shirts.The BJP leaders and workers chanted slogans against Rahul Gandhi and burnt his effigy on the main road. A police jeep was stationed in the middle of a narrow lane, which leads to the Surat city Congress headquarters.The BJP leaders and workers broke the police barricade and reached the Surat city Congress office, chanting slogans against Rahul Gandhi. BJP workers tore cutouts and banners of Congress leaders. Congress leaders also chanted slogans against the BJP. Sources said that at one time, both leaders and workers came face-to-face and pushed against each other. Police intervened and controlled the situation.Talking to The Indian Express, Paresh Patel said, “We won’t tolerate such insulting remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mother. We want Congress leaders and Rahul Gandhi to apologise.”Surat city Congress president Vipul Udhnawala said, “We have come to know that the BJP has organised a protest event at the Swami Vivekanand statue circle in Nanpura, which is near the Surat city Congress office. We sought police protection on Saturday afternoon, suspecting that the BJP leaders may enter our office and cause damage.”Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Gujarat Congress