Srinagar, Sept. 6 -- BJP leader Altaf Thakur on Saturday condemned the vandalisation of a stone plaque at the Hazratbal shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's (J-K) Srinagar, calling it a "well-thought-out conspiracy" against the nation's identity.

"Since yesterday, an attempt has been made to create a controversy. The Ashoka symbol is the symbol of our country, and we will not allow anyone to break this symbol. It is the identity of an Indian. Even if we go for Hajj, this symbol is there on the passport. This symbol is there on your Aadhar card. If someone had an objection to this symbol, he would have directly gone to the Chairman or the Waqf Board," Thakur said at a press conference.

Earlier, a video of the alleged vandalism also went viral o...