Gujarat has had 84 communal riots in three years, with over 800 arrests nevertheless zero convictions
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AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi has talked about that people who fled Vadodara and went into hiding after throwing stones all through Ram Navami processions remaining week shall be punished. However, info supplied by the central authorities throughout the Lok Sabha current that whereas over 80 riots have occurred in Gujarat over the earlier three years, no person has been convicted.
On March 30, stones have been thrown at a Ram Navami procession throughout the Fatehpura house of Vadodara. On Tuesday, Sanghavi visited Vadodara and addressed a press conference.
Promising strict movement and punishment, he talked about, “Those who fled the city and went into hiding after throwing stones will be tracked down and brought back to the city. We will apprehend every such person and take harsh action against them.”
While the BJP authorities has claimed that there is peace in Gujarat since 2002, the figures supplied by the Centre throughout the Lok Sabha contradict this.
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According to the knowledge, there have been 39 communal riots in Gujarat in 2018, with 428 rioters apprehended by police. While there have been 22 communal riots in 2019, with the police arresting 179 rioters, there have been 23 incidents of communal riots in Gujarat in 2020, with the police arresting 239 people. Thus, consistent with authorities statistics, there have been 84 incidents of communal violence throughout the state over the past three years, nevertheless not a single accused has been convicted.
“The BJP government is responsible for the communal riots in Gujarat, so the real culprits are never caught,” claims Congress spokesperson Hiren Banker. “In any communal riot, the federal authorities arrests people of a particular group, nevertheless they’re certainly not found accountable on account of there is no proof in direction of them in courtroom. In actuality, the BJP authorities’s private info exhibit this,” he talked about.
Banker talked about, “During the Gujarat election, the BJP government made big claims about how safe and secure Gujarat is. Where is the security and who is safe in Gujarat if there have been 84 incidents of communal riots in three years? This should be clarified by the Home Minister.”
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi has talked about that people who fled Vadodara and went into hiding after throwing stones all through Ram Navami processions remaining week shall be punished. However, info supplied by the central authorities throughout the Lok Sabha current that whereas over 80 riots have occurred in Gujarat over the earlier three years, no person has been convicted.
On March 30, stones have been thrown at a Ram Navami procession throughout the Fatehpura house of Vadodara. On Tuesday, Sanghavi visited Vadodara and addressed a press conference.
Promising strict movement and punishment, he talked about, “Those who fled the city and went into hiding after throwing stones will be tracked down and brought back to the city. We will apprehend every such person and take harsh action against them.”googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
While the BJP authorities has claimed that there is peace in Gujarat since 2002, the figures supplied by the Centre throughout the Lok Sabha contradict this.
ALSO READ: Communal clashes all through Ram Navami processions in Aurangabad, Vadodara and Howrah
According to the knowledge, there have been 39 communal riots in Gujarat in 2018, with 428 rioters apprehended by police. While there have been 22 communal riots in 2019, with the police arresting 179 rioters, there have been 23 incidents of communal riots in Gujarat in 2020, with the police arresting 239 people. Thus, consistent with authorities statistics, there have been 84 incidents of communal violence throughout the state over the past three years, nevertheless not a single accused has been convicted.
“The BJP government is responsible for the communal riots in Gujarat, so the real culprits are never caught,” claims Congress spokesperson Hiren Banker. “In any communal riot, the federal authorities arrests people of a particular group, nevertheless they’re certainly not found accountable on account of there is no proof in direction of them in courtroom. In actuality, the BJP authorities’s private info exhibit this,” he talked about.
Banker talked about, “During the Gujarat election, the BJP government made big claims about how safe and secure Gujarat is. Where is the security and who is safe in Gujarat if there have been 84 incidents of communal riots in three years? This should be clarified by the Home Minister.”
