New Delhi: opposition parties in Maharashtra strongly criticized the state government for violence in Nagpur and blamed the administration for not maintaining public order.
Head of the Maharashtra Congress Harshvardhan Sapkal He called the confrontations as a “complete failure” of the Department of Origin and accused the ministers of deliberately provocatively provocative to incite tensions.
“The stone fight and the fire caused in Nagpur are extremely unfortunate. This is the failure of the department of origin, which could not prevent the situation despite the clear signs of disturbances. The ministers have been making inflammatory statements in recent days, and their efforts seem to have managed to create tension in Nagpur,” said Sapkal, according to the Ani news agency.
He also accused the ruler Mahayuti to use Community tensions To divert the attention of pressing problems such as inflation, unemployment and anguish of farmers. “Maharashtra faces important challenges, such as the increase in prices, the lack of MSP for farmers and unfulfilled promises of loan exemptions. Instead of addressing these problems, the government is busy feeding divisions,” he said.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anand Dubey also held the state government for violence, saying that maintaining the law and order was his main duty. “Violence in Nagpur, where the vehicles were set on fire and stones were thrown, shows the full failure of the government. Prime Minister and Interior Minister must respond for this illegality. People of different religions have lived in peace in Nagpur for years, but this government has not taken everyone,” said Dubey.
The leader of Congress, Atul Londe, echoed similar feelings, condemning violence and urging Nagpur people to maintain peace. “Nagpur has always been a peaceful city. Such incidents have never happened before. But firmly condemned the political actions that have led to this situation,” he said.
In reaction to the incident, the leader of AIMIM, Waris Pathan, said: “We received information about the violence that exploded in Nagpur. We condemn this. Maharashtra government You must investigate your cause. “
Opposition criticism occurs after violence broke out in downtown Nagpur on Monday night after rumors.
The clashes led to the stone fight, a caused fire and injuries to several police personnel members.
Prime Minister Devendra Fadnavis has requested calm, ensuring that the police and administration have control of the situation.
The Minister of the Union, Nitin Gadkari, has also urged people not to be victims of rumors and maintain peace. Meanwhile, the authorities have imposed section 144 in the affected areas and the police have intensified security to avoid greater violence.
