Fadnavis also hit out at state Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur, who is also Amaravati’s guardian minister, over the violence.
Highlight
- Fadnavis visited Masanganj, Hanumannagar areas and met the injured victims of the violence.
- Fadnavis warns of ‘Jail Bharo’ movement.
- Incidents were reported from Amravati, Nanded, Malegaon, Washim and Yavatmal districts.
Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday alleged that the recent violence in Amaravati and some other cities of Maharashtra was a conspiracy and a deliberate attempt to create unrest in the state, and said that the police against the BJP and Hindu organisations. The “unilateral” action of the After this it should be stopped immediately, failing which BJP will launch ‘Jail Bharo’ movement.
He also challenged the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to ban Raza Academy, an Islamic organization in the state. Violence broke out in Amaravati and other parts of the state on November 12 and 13 following rallies by some organizations, including the Raza Academy, to protest the communal incidents in Tripura.
Speaking to reporters during his tour of Amaravati city, where he visited Masanganj, Hanumannagar areas and met injured victims of violence at a hospital, Fadnavis accused the Maharashtra government of ignoring the November 12 incidents of violence and only Accused of focusing on his response. Came the next day.
Responding to his allegations, Maharashtra minister Yashomati Thakur said the BJP should not politicize the developments and a responsible leader like Fadnavis should not spoil the atmosphere by indulging in “vote bank politics”. He also said that legal action is being initiated against Raza Academy and the issue will be discussed in the state cabinet.
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 have been reported 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 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 had planned it should be identified and their motive should be established. It was a conspiracy with an aim to destabilize peace in the state,” he said.
The conspiracy of simultaneous agitation in Amravati, Nanded and Malegaon should be exposed.
One-sided police action against BJP, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal workers must stop. The leader of opposition in the state assembly said if this was not stopped and if the police continued to act only against Hindu organizations and their workers, the BJP would launch a ‘jail bharo’ agitation.
“To completely ignore the November 12 violence and focus only on the reaction of November 13 is condemnable. Why is the state government silent on the November 12 violence? What is its motive behind this silence? Does it want to polarize voters? Is it? I condemn it,” she said.
Violence doesn’t help anyone, he said, adding that “we are ready to cooperate with the government 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 were the inquiries before giving? That morcha had targeted shops of a particular community. The November 13 incident was its reaction. The BJP had to protest the anarchy. We have every 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 should stop.”
Terming Raza Academy as a BJP-promoted organization among some leaders of ruling parties in the state, 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.
Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Thakur later accused Fadnavis of making baseless allegations over the violence in Amaravati and other places, and warned the opposition party against creating communal discord.
“People will not fall prey to misleading propaganda. What happened on November 12 and 13 is a dark chapter in Amaravati’s history. The BJP should not politicize the unfortunate developments,” he said.
Fadnavis is a responsible leader and he should not do vote bank politics to spoil the atmosphere. The people of Amravati supported the government’s efforts to restore normalcy at the earliest. This shows that people want peace, Thakur said.
The process of action against the culprits of the violence is going on. The cyber cell is also probing those cyber criminals who tried to incite citizens, the minister said. “Legal action is being initiated against Raza Academy and the issue will be discussed in the state cabinet. Details will be shared by the home minister,” he said.
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