Opposition parties flay UP govt after SC order on Muzaffarnagar riot
Lucknow: With the SC holding UP government prima facie responsible for negligence in preventing communal violence in Muzaffarnagar, opposition parties today flayed the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP regime and demanded its immediate dismissal. “The state government has lost the moral right to continue in office after today’s orders by the apex court,” the BJP and the Congress here said in their press statements. “The state unit president of the BJP Laxmikant Bajpai will meet Governor BL Joshi this evening to request him to recommed dismissal of the SP government following the Supreme Court orders,” spokesman Vijay Bahadur Pathak said. Chairman of Congress’ communication department, Satyadev Tripathi said, “if the state governmet does not resign on moral grounds, it needs to immediately dismiss the culprit minister after whose phone call the riots in Muzaffarnagar took place or else the people would feel that court’s orders are not being honoured.” “The SC verdict also proved that both the BJP and the SP together want to instigate riots and gain mileage on it in elections on communal grounds,” Tripathi said. Earlier today, a bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said “we prima facie hold the state government responsible for negligence in preventing such incidents.”It also directed the state authorities to bring to book all accused persons irrespective of their political affiliations. (PTI)
Digvijay condemns ink attack on ‘nautankiwala’ Kejriwal
Bhopal: Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Wednesday condemned the “ink attack” on AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in Varanasi and said it could be the handiwork of “fascist” BJP. At the same time, he hit out at Kejriwal, calling him a “nautankiwala who can only speak nonsense without backing it with any evidence.” “I condemn this ink attack on Kejriwal. This is the way fascists act, BJP is a fascist party, they do such things! Disgraceful,” Digvijay said in a tweet today. Ink was thrown at Kejriwal by unknown persons while he was undertaking a roadshow in Varanasi yesterday following his visit to the Kal Bhairav and Kashi Vishwanath temples. In another tweet, Digvijay said, “I am not a fan of Kejriwal who is a nautankiwala who can only speak nonsense without backing it with any evidence”. The AICC general secretary also said that Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi will never become prime minister. “To all those who keep asking me, India has overwhelming number of sensible persons and fanatics can never rule India,” Digvijay said. (PTI)
Raje pulls up Sachin Pilot
Ajmer: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today said sitting MP from the Ajmer Lok Sabha seat Sachin Pilot did not spend even one per cent time of his last five years in the constituency. The remarks came as she addressed a rally here in support of the party candidate Sanwar Lal Jat. “Though some foundation laying ceremonies took place in your constituency but the work was not done. He asks that what our government did in two months but he should tell people that where was he and why he did not spare time for people,” she said. Raje said after formation of the new government in the state, a two month special action plan was undertaken and works related with drinking water, electricity were taken up on priority basis so that people could be provided relief. She said in first of its kind initiative, her government camped at Division headquarters level to associate with people at the grass root level. Raje sought support of people of the constituency for the party candidate in order to make Narendra Modi prime minister. (PTI)