Madhya Pradesh Ram Navami Clashes: The federal government is taking motion in opposition to “rioters and encroachers”.
Khargone, Madhya Pradesh:
In escalating tensions over clashes throughout a Ram Navami procession in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone on Sunday, the state Dwelling Minister at present immediately accused Muslims of violence and rioting. He additionally defended the state authorities’s transfer to demolish the properties of those that allegedly threw stones on the procession to mark the beginning of Hindu god Ram.
“If Muslims perform such assaults then they need to not anticipate justice,” Madhya Pradesh Dwelling Minister Narottam Mishra instructed NDTV, accusing the group of rioting.
He additionally stated motion can be taken in opposition to Congress chief and former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh.
The state authorities, he stated, is taking motion in opposition to “rioters and encroachers”.
On Sunday, clashes erupted in Khargone in Madhya Pradesh when a Ram Navami procession was passing via a Muslim-dominated locality.
In response to the police, stones had been thrown on the procession after a row over loud devotional music performed from loudspeakers. The police fired teargas shells to regulate the scenario.
Many policemen, together with police superintendent Siddharth Chaudhary, had been injured. 4 homes had been set on hearth and a temple vandalised.
“94 folks have been arrested. The SP (Superintendent of police), who was shot, is healthier now. The boy who’s on ventilator, can also be higher than earlier than,” Mr Mishra stated.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered the demolishing of “unlawful buildings” of these concerned within the stone throwing. Bulldozers had been used to raze about 45 homes and retailers. Round 16 homes and 29 retailers had been demolished on Monday.
“Those that may be seen on digital camera throwing stones, we’re following due course of and they will jail,” the minister stated, alleging the the media was “not revealing all the pieces”.
Defending the demolition of properties, Mr Mishra stated motion was being taken solely after it was established that the property is illegitimate.
“The fundamental level is defending those that had been the attackers. We’re not bothered concerning the accusation that the Madhya Pradesh authorities is working just for one group. But when anybody will set off rioting then they are going to be crushed. These rioters belong to the identical group,” the minister stated.
Mr Mishra additionally stated motion can be taken in opposition to Congress chief Digvijaya Singh for his publish on Twitter alleging that these taking part within the Ram Navami procession had been armed.
He additionally posted a photograph of some folks placing up a saffron flag at a mosque, which the state authorities stated was an outdated picture from Bihar. The Congress chief later deleted the tweet.
“We are going to take motion. What Digvijaya Singh tweeted went viral. This isn’t the primary time and it’s a very critical problem,”Mr Mishra stated.
