New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): As the violence erupted in Nagpur over the demands made by the Sangh Parivar organisations demanding removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kamaljeet Sehrawat on Tuesday morning called for people in the country to “stay together in harmony”.
She said that the public must understand facts and not pay heed to rumours.
“There are some people in the country who take advantage. I appeal to the public to understand the facts and not pay attention to rumours, and to stay together harmoniously,” Sehrawat told ANI.
Speaking about the two-day orientation program organised for the newly elected MLAs in Delhi, the BJP MP said that the program would help the elected representatives gain expertise and better understand how to execute their work before stepping on the ground.
“An orientation program has been organised for all MLAs to train them on the execution of plans that benefit the public. Before working in their constituency, if they (MLAs) have expertise in executing their work in the best way possible, it will be easier for them. This two-day orientation is being organised on the maxim of ‘purv yojana, purna yojana (pre-planning and full planning)’,” Sehrawat said.
Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday morning said that the program was organised to provide training for the elected representatives, which would help them resolve issues related to public welfare.
“A two-day orientation program has been organised for all the MLAs to train them to work better to resolve issues related to public welfare,” Gupta told ANI, adding, “This (orientation) is important to carry out more work in less time and fruitful dialogue.”
Meanwhile, Om Birla inaugurated the two-day orientation program, where the MLAs will be briefed on ‘How to be an effective Legislator and Do’s and Don’ts for Members’, ‘Legislative and Budgetary Process’, ‘Executive Accountability through Questions and other Procedural Devices in Legislatures’, ‘Committee System in Parliament’, ‘Parliamentary Privileges, Customs, Conventions and Etiquettes’ and Information Support to Members & Capacity Building’.
As the violence unfolded in Nagpur, BJP MLA Pravin Datke on Tuesday morning reached the violence-hit area of Hansapuri and asserted that this incident was “pre-planned”. He said that the vandalisation of shops and stalls and the destruction of cameras were indicative of the same.
“This is all a pre-planned matter. If there were two shops each of Muslims and Hindus, only the latter was affected. There’s a (roadside) stall that belongs to a Muslim. Nothing happened to it. However, another stall that belonged to an elderly lady was damaged. The cameras were destroyed. It indicates that this thing was planned,” Datke told ANI.
Questioning the delay, the BJP MLA slammed the police administration for not standing with the citizens. Datke suspected that a large part of the mob came outside (from the other neighbourhoods).
“I have to say that the Police were not standing with the Hindu citizens here. I don’t know the reason behind it. A large part of the mob came from the outside…If the Police don’t take action, the Hindus will be forced to take the next step. This is all I want to say,” the MLA from Nagpur Central said.
A curfew has been imposed in multiple areas of Nagpur city under Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) following tensions over the demand to remove Aurangzeb’s grave, read an official Maharashtra police notification.
According to the official order issued by Nagpur Police Commissioner Ravinder Kumar Singal, the restrictions will remain in place until further notice.
The curfew applies to police station limits in Kotwali, Ganeshpeth, Tehsil, Lakadganj, Pachpaoli, Shantinagar, Sakkardara, Nandanvan, Imamwada, Yashodharanagar, and Kapilnagar.
As stated in the order, on March 17, around 200 to 250 members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal gathered near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Mahal, Nagpur, to support removing Aurangzeb’s grave. The protesters raised slogans demanding the grave’s removal and displayed a symbolic green cloth filled with cow dung cakes.
Later, at 7:30 pm, around 80 to 100 people reportedly gathered in Bhaldarpura, creating tension and disrupting law and order. The order notes that the gathering caused distress to the public and affected the movement of people on the roads.
The order stated that the police had imposed a “communication ban (curfew)” in affected areas under Section 163 to prevent further incidents and maintain peace.
“During the lockdown period, no person should go out of the house for any reason other than medical reasons, nor should more than five people gather inside it. Also, orders are passed to prohibit spreading any kind of rumour, prohibiting doing all such acts,” the order read.
The police have been authorised to close roads in affected areas to maintain law and order. Anyone violating the curfew “remains punishable under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).”
However, the order clarifies that it “will not be applicable to police officers/employees on duty as well as government/administrative officers/employees, students appearing for essential services, and persons related to the fire brigade and various departments.” (ANI)
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