Shimla, Sept. 1 -- The Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jai Ram Thakur, on Tuesday questioned the Congress over the protest led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in Shimla against cases being registered against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying the party was itself "confused" about the issue.

Speaking to ANI in Shimla, Thakur said Congress leaders were neither able to clarify nor clearly explain the reason behind Monday's protest.

"What is this protest against? Neither are they able to clarify it, nor are they able to explain it clearly. They are very confused; there is a lot of confusion among them," Thakur said.

The BJP leader said Congress leaders were entitled to respect Rahul Gandhi as ...