Samajwadi Party president and former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has demanded action against culprits behind the communal violence in Kasganj while cautioning the government that no injustice should be done to the innocent. Yadav also termed the violence as “unfortunate” since it began on the Republic Day.
Rs Rs Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath must take immediate steps to restore peace and harmony in the riot torn town. The state government should also take measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents and maintaining law and order should be the top priority of the state government’’, said akhilesh Yadav.
Rs Rs The incident of communal violence is most unfortunate for the state and cause of serious concerns. There is no place for such incidents in a democratic polity’’, said the SP leader. He added “This, happening on Republic Day is unfortunate. People of Kasganj respect each other. We want action against culprits but no injustice should be done, ” Akhilesh said.
Holding the BJP government responsible for the violence SP president said Rs Rs the BJP has long history of spreading hate and pursuing divisive politics in the country and the communal conflict in Kasganj is the result of the policies of the BJP’’. SP chief asserted that the BJP government has failed in discharging its most basic duty of maintaining communal harmony and law and order. He said the designs of the BJP to divide the society would never succeed and the alert citizens of the state would frustrate the conspiracy by the BJP.
He said the people of both the Hindu and muslim communities have a shared history and both have a role in the development of the state. Rs Rs It’s the responsibility of the elected government to maintain the social harmony ‘’ he added. SP president demanded the payment of Rs 50 lakh as compensation to the family of the riot victim Chandan Gupta. He said he would visit the breavered family as soon as the normalcy is restored and peace returns to the town.
Clashes broke out on Friday after stones were reportedly pelted on the motorcycle rally taken out by VHP and ABPV volunteers as part of 69th Republic Day celebrations. Following the violence and ensuing communal tension in the town a strong posse of RAF and PAC personnel have intensified vigil in the district, whose borders have been sealed to stop elements detrimental to peace from sneaking into the city.