A precedent has been set in Jharkhand on Thursday when members of the BJP’s women’s wing demonstrated in front of the Congress headquarters in Ranchi.

Though political parties often resort to protests and demonstration against government policies and actions, they are normally seen doing the same at public places and not in front of offices of other political parties.

But, breaking the norm, about 20-odd members of state BJP’s women’s wing demonstrated in front of Congress Bhavan in Ranchi and shouted slogans for a couple of minutes on Thursday.

“When the world hailed women on the International Women’s Day on March 8, former Haryana chief minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda rode a tractor that was pulled by women,” Arti Kujur, state president of BJP’s women’s wing, said about the reason behind their protest, adding Hooda’s action reflected how the Congress treated women.

To protest against the rising prices of fuel, Hooda rode a tractor towards Haryana Assembly on Monday that was pulled with rope by some Congress leaders, including a few women.

Those present at the Congress Bhavan at that time, however, put a brave front. “We tried to welcome the women from the BJP with roses and even offered them tea and biscuits but they didn’t accept those,” said Congress state spokesperson Alok Kumar Dubey.

“Dissent and protest are parts of democracy but we never saw the members of a political party demonstrating in front the office of another party, not at least in Jharkhand,” he wondered, adding the BJP women’s wing made a beginning in that direction.

“Our party also have various wings, including women’s wing and they may also now plan to demonstrate in front of the BJP office on some issues some day,” the Congress spokesperson further said, adding he hoped the BJP members would also accept it in the same way as they did on Thursday.