The political blame game has already begun on the violence following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
Punjab BJP on Friday blamed the Punjab Government for allowing supporters of controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to enter Haryana, after violence flared up following a verdict against the self-styled godman.
State BJP secretary Vineet Joshi said that the Haryana Government under the BJP was making efforts to control the situation. “This is a really unusual situation which we have not seen for the last 25 years. Such deployment of security was only in days of terrorism...Anticipating that emotions will flare up, the Government has taken steps,” said the Punjab BJP secretary.
Asked why the situation was allowed to escalate, Joshi said: “The supporters came from Sangrur and Malwa areas of Punjab. Why did the Punjab Government allow them to come to HaryanaIJ”
“The Government is putting in its best efforts...Government is dealing with lakhs of people whose emotions have been flared up,” said Joshi.