FILE PHOTO: A policeman stands guard as a bulldozer of the Prayagraj Development Authority demolishes the properties of arms dealer Safdar Ali in Chakia area in Prayagraj. (PTI)
Over the years, some Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states, notably Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, have been using bulldozers to demolish houses of alleged rioters and anti-social elements.
The opposition BJP in Chhattisgarh on Sunday said criminals have become fearless under the Congress rule in the state, and promised to use bulldozers against such elements if the party is voted to power in the assembly polls this year, drawing sharp flak from the ruling party. reacted. dubbed the idea “violent”.
Over the years, some Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states, notably Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, have been using bulldozers to demolish houses of alleged rioters and anti-social elements. While opposition parties and activists labeled these demolitions as “selective”, the governments of those states defended the action, calling these structures illegal.
Following violence during Ram Navami celebrations in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone last year, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government there launched a ‘bulldozer operation’ or demolition drive against alleged rioters.
Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh are due later this year.
In a video statement posted on the state BJP’s Twitter handle, senior party MLA and Leader of the Opposition Narayan Chandel said that if his party is voted to power in Chhattisgarh, criminals will be crushed under the government’s bulldozers.
“We assure the people of Chhattisgarh that the BJP will provide such a government where people will live without fear and hunger,” he said.
Targeting the ruling Congress, he said, “Criminals have become fearless in the Bhupesh (Baghel) government and the state has become a safe haven for them.” We assure the people of the state that if BJP forms the government then crime and criminals will be bulldozed. State Congress communication wing chief Sushil Anand Shukla said that since the BJP was left with no other issue, its leaders were resorting to inciting people by making statements on communalism, religious conversions and other inflammatory issues. trying. ,
He said that BJP leaders are trying to snatch violent issues (referring to bulldozer politics) from other states and project them in Chhattisgarh.
Shukla cited incidents of alleged scams, medical tragedies and attacks by Naxalites during the 15-year-long (2003 to 2018) BJP rule in the state and asked why bulldozers were not used against the culprits.
Asked about the BJP’s promise, state Food and Civil Supplies Minister Amarjit Bhagat told reporters, “Who would want to bulldoze their homes? These are divisive elements (apparently referring to BJP). Those who hold disruptive views, let them remain there…” “Chhattisgarh is an island of peace. It is everyone’s moral responsibility to protect peace and harmony,” he said.
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