Provocative statements by leaders must be checked: Congress leader Digvijay Singh

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh today said that action must be taken against leaders issuing provocative statements irrespective of their religious and political affiliations.

"Provocative Statements by Asad Owaisi Yaqub Qureshi, Sakshi Maharaj, Sadhvis and others inciting Communalism must be checked by PM and CMs," Singh posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.

"JN- Affection & loyalty are of heart they cannot be purchased in the market place much less can they be extorted at the point of the bayonet," he said in another tweet.