DCP Niketan Kadam, who was injured during the Nagpur violence, said on Tuesday that the accused in the incident will be identified and legal action will be taken against them.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday slammed the BJP's "double-engine" government in Maharashtra over the Nagpur violence. He said that the BJP could remove Aurangzeb's tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar as the party is in power both in the Centre and the State.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray criticized the government over the violence in Nagpur, questioning its response to present-day challenges while focusing on historical figures from centuries ago.
Earlier today, Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane held Abu Azmi responsible for the violence in Nagpur and said that it was a preplanned violence to defame the State government.
"If the Chief Minister and Home Minister of the state call this incident pre-planned, then it is clear that it is the failure of the government and the police. He (Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavi) himself is from Nagpur; if this incident is happening there, then it is the failure of the g
Earlier, while speaking in the Maharashtra legislative assembly, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the violence "looks like a well-planned attack" and that certain rumours were spread that religious verses were burnt as the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal protested in the win
"The situation is peaceful in the district. Yesterday, Bajrang Dal members gave us a petition. The police force is on alert in the district. SP (superintendent of Police) and I are visiting sensitive areas in the district. The force is deployed in sensitive areas in Daulatabad and Khuldab
"This is a government-sponsored incident. Shambar takke main bol rha hu...Nagpur ki ghanta Sarkar prastut ghantna hai. T Raja (Telangana BJP leader) should be banned in Maharashtra. Vahan k^^ta nahi puchta usko, idhar aake bak bak kar raha hai. He is inciting violence here. Such worthless
Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray attacked the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government on Tuesday over the Nagpur violence and claimed that the BJP was trying to push Maharashtra into a situation similar to Manipur.
"The verses of Quran, which were written on a cloth were burned, and when this incident happened the Muslims and Hindus of the area complained to the DCP, urging him to stop this but no action was taken. Then in the evening this incident happened (Nagpur violence)," Owaisi told reporters
"The Opposition leaders in Maharashtra had been saying for the last 3-4 days that there would be riots. How did they predict the future and know about it? This should also be looked into... This looks like a conspiracy of the Opposition," Mhaske told ANI.
"In Nagpur, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal held protests. Rumours were spread that things containing religious content were burnt...It looks like a well-planned attack. No one has permission to take law and order into their hands," Fadnavis said while addressing the legislative ass