Amaravati: Senior BJP Leader Devendra Fadnavis On Sunday alleged that the recent violence Amravati and some other cities Maharashtra There was a conspiracy and a deliberate attempt to create unrest in the state, and said that the police’s ‘unilateral’ action against the BJP and the Hindu organizations launched after it should stop immediately, otherwise the BJP would launch a ‘Jail Bharo’ agitation.
He also accused the Maharashtra government of ignoring the incidents of the November 12 violence, while focusing on its response that ensued the next day.
On 12 November, stones were pelted in various cities of the state during rallies taken out by some Muslim organizations to protest the communal violence in Tripura. These incidents came to the fore from Amravati, Nanded, Malegaon, Washim and Yavatmal districts. The next day, a mob pelted stones at shops in Amravati’s Rajkamal Chowk area during the BJP-called bandh, prompting police to impose curfew there.
Fadnavis on Sunday visited the Masanganj, Hanumannagar areas of Amravati and met the injured victims of the violence at a hospital.
Speaking to reporters during his visit, the former chief minister said, “The morcha organized at Amaravati and elsewhere in the state on November 12 was based on false information. It was a well-planned and deliberate attempt to create unrest in the state.”
“It should be probed. Those who planned it should be identified and their motive should be established. It was a conspiracy with an aim to destabilize peace in the state. Simultaneous in Amravati, Nanded and Malegaon. The conspiracy behind the movement should be revealed,” he said.
Unilateral police action against BJP Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal workers should be stopped. If this is not done and if the police continues to act only against Hindu organizations and their workers, the BJP will launch a ‘Jail Bharo’ agitation, Fadnavis said.
“Completely ignoring the November 12 violence and focusing only on the response of November 13 is condemnable. Why is the state government silent on the November 12 violence? What is its motive behind this silence? Is it polarizing votes? Want? I condemn it,” she said.
Violence doesn’t help anyone, he said, adding, “We are ready to cooperate with the machinery in establishing peace, but it must cooperate with us as well.”
The BJP leader wanted to know whether the November 12 protest march was allowed or not.
“If permission was given, for how many people and what was inquired before giving. That morcha targeted shops of a particular community. The November 13 incident was its reaction. The BJP was fully charged with protesting the anarchy. Right. We are not involved in violence, yet our leaders and workers are being targeted and crimes are being registered against them in different police stations. This unilateral action must stop.”
With some ruling parties terming Muslim outfit Raza Academy as a BJP-sponsored organization, Fadnavis said it was not a branch of the BJP. “If MVA leaders are saying so, I dare them to ban that organization.”
Fadnavis also hit out at state women and child development minister Yashomati Thakur, who is also Amaravati’s guardian minister, over the violence.
“Why doesn’t Yashomati Thakur speak on the November 12 violence? She didn’t utter a single word on that incident,” he said.
He also accused the Maharashtra government of ignoring the incidents of the November 12 violence, while focusing on its response that ensued the next day.
On 12 November, stones were pelted in various cities of the state during rallies taken out by some Muslim organizations to protest the communal violence in Tripura. These incidents came to the fore from Amravati, Nanded, Malegaon, Washim and Yavatmal districts. The next day, a mob pelted stones at shops in Amravati’s Rajkamal Chowk area during the BJP-called bandh, prompting police to impose curfew there.
Fadnavis on Sunday visited the Masanganj, Hanumannagar areas of Amravati and met the injured victims of the violence at a hospital.
Speaking to reporters during his visit, the former chief minister said, “The morcha organized at Amaravati and elsewhere in the state on November 12 was based on false information. It was a well-planned and deliberate attempt to create unrest in the state.”
“It should be probed. Those who planned it should be identified and their motive should be established. It was a conspiracy with an aim to destabilize peace in the state. Simultaneous in Amravati, Nanded and Malegaon. The conspiracy behind the movement should be revealed,” he said.
Unilateral police action against BJP Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal workers should be stopped. If this is not done and if the police continues to act only against Hindu organizations and their workers, the BJP will launch a ‘Jail Bharo’ agitation, Fadnavis said.
“Completely ignoring the November 12 violence and focusing only on the response of November 13 is condemnable. Why is the state government silent on the November 12 violence? What is its motive behind this silence? Is it polarizing votes? Want? I condemn it,” she said.
Violence doesn’t help anyone, he said, adding, “We are ready to cooperate with the machinery in establishing peace, but it must cooperate with us as well.”
The BJP leader wanted to know whether the November 12 protest march was allowed or not.
“If permission was given, for how many people and what was inquired before giving. That morcha targeted shops of a particular community. The November 13 incident was its reaction. The BJP was fully charged with protesting the anarchy. Right. We are not involved in violence, yet our leaders and workers are being targeted and crimes are being registered against them in different police stations. This unilateral action must stop.”
With some ruling parties terming Muslim outfit Raza Academy as a BJP-sponsored organization, Fadnavis said it was not a branch of the BJP. “If MVA leaders are saying so, I dare them to ban that organization.”
Fadnavis also hit out at state women and child development minister Yashomati Thakur, who is also Amaravati’s guardian minister, over the violence.
“Why doesn’t Yashomati Thakur speak on the November 12 violence? She didn’t utter a single word on that incident,” he said.
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