Making a statement later, Shivraj Patil rejected charges of acting in a partisan manner against BJP and RSS leaders. He lost his cool when BJP member S S Ahluwalia made allegations of partisanship. Patil said it was not the responsibility of the Home Minister to register FIRs and if a FIR was registered by the police, it would be guided only by the Criminal Procedure Code.
Patil said the attack on the CPI(M) office left 24 persons injured — 10 CPI(M) members, three BJP members, three others and eight policemen.
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