Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Saturday attacked the state authorities over the violence and stone-pelting in Kanpur, asking the BJP dispensation to take motion in opposition to the culprits “by rising above religion, caste and party politics”.
Her assertion got here after violence broke out in Kanpur on Friday, a day when President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended a perform on the president’s ancestral village in Kanpur Dehat.
Bombs have been hurled and gunshots fired through the violence as members of a bunch tried to close outlets over alleged insulting remarks made by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma throughout a tv debate not too long ago, a senior police official stated.
In a tweet Saturday, Mayawati stated, “Riots and violence that erupted in Kanpur during the visit of the president and the prime minister to Uttar Pradesh is very sad, unfortunate and worrying and also a sign of the failure of the police intelligence.
“The government has to understand that in the absence of law and order, how investment and development are possible in the state?” she stated.
She stated the federal government ought to take strict authorized motion in opposition to the culprits “by rising above religion, caste and party politics and conduct an independent and impartial high-level inquiry”.
She additionally appealed to folks to keep away from provocative speeches and preserve regulation and order, and peace.
According to senior police officers, the scenario in Kanpur is below management on Saturday morning, however heavy police drive has been deployed within the violence-hit areas. Police have initiated investigation and arrested a minimum of 18 folks.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”