Communal violence in East Delhi’s Trilokpuri area is an unpardonable act, which has been committed in a pre-planned manner to polarise society on religious lines. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appealed to the people of the area to maintain peace and calm, and no attention should be given to rumours being spread by vested interests to create discord between the communities.
The party said that it had sought a report from its MlAs — Raju Dhingan and Manoj Kumar — representing Trilokpuri and Kondli Assembly constituencies about the reasons for the communal flare-up and the prevailing situation. Both of them have been spending their nights in the affected area to prevent any further disturbance.
The first-hand account narrated by them has brought out very disturbing developments, which make it clear that there is a political design behind this communal tension in Trilokpuri and its adjoining areas.
The AAP demanded that Delhi Police probe the role of former BJP MlA Sunil Kumar Vaidya in the entire incident, since there are
credible reports that he had convened a meeting on Diwali night and
troubled began only after that. It needs to be investigated what was the purpose of inflammatory meetings on Diwali night and where did the group led by this BJP leader go after their controversial meeting.
Police has increased its presence in the tension-hit area, but effective steps to prevent rumour-spreading elements from vitiating the communal atmosphere still needs to be taken. The attempts to create communal discord need to be nipped in the bud and the Delhi administration needs to fully wake up before it is too late,” AAP stated in a media release.