A mob tried to barge into the house of GAD Minister lal Singh Arya in Bhind district on Tuesday, a day after violence erupted in the State during a nationwide bandh called by Dalit outfits to protest the alleged dilution of the SC/ST Act. The mob also pelted stones on the house. Arya, a Dalit, was not home when the incident took place. The police officials blamed anti-social elements over the incident. However, the BJP minister accused the Opposition Congress of attempting to attack his house.
"We thwarted a bid by some anti-social elements to enter the residence of Arya in the district's Gohad area," Bhind Superintendent of Police (SP) Prashant Khare told.
"We chased them away at the right time," he added.
The SP declined to comment when asked whether the mob was armed."I was not in Gohad, where prohibitory orders are in place. I am in Bhopal," Arya said, adding that he has come to know that some Congressmen were behind the incident.Meanwhile, Khare said no arrest was made in connection with yesterday's violence that left four people dead in Bhind district, around 500 km from state capital Bhopal.
"Right now, our priority is maintaining law-and-order," the SP added.