Saharanpur: Day after fresh clashes kill one, Yogi government says nobody will be spared
Clash between Dalits and Rajputs erupted on Tuesday following BSP chief Mayawati's visit to Saharanpur. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said those orchestrating violence will not be spared.
A day after one person was shot dead in fresh clashes between the Dalits and the Rajputs in Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh, the situation in the violence-hit area is tense but under control.
"Situation is under control, we are monitoring everything and will be camping here till normalcy returns," said Home Secretary Mani Prasad Sharma.
Sharma is part of a four-member team sent by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to Shabbirpur where more than a dozen people were injured in sword attacks on Tuesday after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati's visit to the violence-torn village.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said that while the Samajwadi Party and the BSP encourage caste-based politics, the BJP is promoting development-based politics.
"We will stop the (Saharanpur) violence, and arrest those who are orchestrating such incidents; no will be spared, including politicians," said the deputy chief minister.
Sources in the Yogi Adityanath government said that anyone indulging in violence would face the law, be it a Dalit or a Rajput.
In another development, a man was shot at near Janta Road in Saharanpur. Police are investigating the reason behind the attack.
- Home Secretary Mani Prasad Sharma said that the situation in Shabbirpur is under control. Mishra along with Inspector General (Special Task Force) Amitabh Yash, Additional Director General (ADG) Law and Order Aditya Mishra, and DG Security Vijay Bhushan were flown to the violence-hit region on Tuesday night.
- The four-member team led by Home Secretary has been tasked with monitoring the law and order situation in Saharanpur following fresh clashes in the region on Tuesday. The Home Secretary said that adequate security personnel have been deployed in the area.
- Clashes broke out between Rajputs and Dalits soon after Mayawati met with the affected Dalit families in Saharanpur. Two persons were injured in the firing, one of whom later succumbed to his injuries.
- During her visit to the violence-torn village, Mayawati addressed party workers at the Ravidas temple. It was at this temple that Dalits were denied permission by Rajputs to install a statue of Dr BR Ambedkar, which sparked off tension in the villages.
- "The BJP wants to destroy the inter-caste harmony, the district administration is responsible for the tension in the village," Mayawati said.
- Power Minister Srikant Sharma, who is also the UP government spokesman said: "It was expected that the visit of the former Chief Minister (Mayawati) would lead to return of peace but what happened was the reverse."
(with inputs from IANS)
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