‘Anti-national elements have been given free hand’: BJP’s Vijayendra on Maddur stone-pelting incident

BENGALURU: After the recent incident of stone-pelting during Ganesh visarjan in Maddur, Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra has accused the state government of appeasement and administrative failure, adding that anti-national elements have been given a free hand.

Vijayendra, who is leading a BJP fact-finding committee on the stone-pelting incident in Maddur, accused the state government of a lack of law and order and said, “It clearly shows how few anti-national elements have been given a free hand by the local administration. Our local Hindus are not allowed to take out a procession before a mosque. What is happening in Karnataka?

ಮದ್ದೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಗಣೇಶೋತ್ಸವದ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಜನ ಹಿಂದೂಗಳು ಆ ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆಂದು ಸರ್ಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲವೇ? ಆ ಮಸೀದಿಗಳ ಒಳಗೆ ಕೆಲವರು ಹೊಕ್ಕಲು ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಇಲಾಖೆಯವರು ಏಕೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟರು? ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರವೇಕೆ ಅವಕಾಶ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಟ್ಟಿದೆ? ಮಾಡಿರುವುದು ಮಣ್ಣು ತಿನ್ನುವ ಕೆಲಸವಾದರೂ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಮೇಲೆ ದೂರುವುದು ಎಷ್ಟು ಸರಿ?… pic.twitter.com/h1XuN6ia2e

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“There is complete failure on the part of the police and the intelligence. When permission for a Ganesha procession was already granted, then why was there no proper deployment of police? Not a single woman police constable was there despite the presence of many women. Pelting stones at Hindus is intolerable”.

He also addressed the statement made by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, accusing the BJP of disturbing peace. Vijayendra, “The statement by the CM saying that BJP is trying to disturb peace and harmony and district in-charge minister blaming BJP and JD(S)…BJP had kept quiet all along, but appeasement politics by the Congress government has stooped to such a level. We demand that the CM take responsibility and order a judicial probe”.

He further showed his support to the “Hindu karyakartas” and said, “Hindu karyakartas were targeted…The SP himself said that stone pelting started from some Muslim youths…We are here to instil confidence in Hindu karyakartas, not to disrupt peace & harmony…What action has the state government taken?…”

BJP leader R Ashoka also demanded a proper investigation into the stone pelting incident and said, ” I am sure it is a pre-planned incident. We demand a proper investigation and invoke the Goonda Act against those who pelted stones.”

A total of 22 people have been arrested following the stone-pelting incident and the subsequent protest, which broke out in response. On Monday, police lathi-charged the protesters in an effort to disperse the crowd. (ANI)