Mahatma Gandhi's statue painted saffron in Uttar Pradesh 
A white-coloured statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been painted saffron in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur. The local Congress leaders alleged the BJP and RSS workers were behind the incident and demanded that the 20-year-old statue be painted back to its original colour. "We are investigating the matter, proper action will be taken," Additional District Magistrate Bacchu Singh said.