Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya on Saturday participated in a torchlight protest in Bengaluru, strongly condemning the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians.
"Our policy is 'Live and let live'. The majority community in India has never done anything to the people of the minority community. In Bangladesh, it has become difficult for Hindus to stay alive. Temples were torched, they have done such a big injustice," Singh told reporters in Kolkata.
Violence erupted in West Bengal's Murshidabad district during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, with clashes between demonstrators and police resulting in stone-pelting and torched police vehicles.
BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar strongly condemned the violent unrest in Jalangi, Murshidabad, where a Block Development Office (BDO) was razed, and police vehicles were torched by a mob.
Violence erupted in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Tuesday during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, with clashes between demonstrators and police resulting in stone-pelting and torched police vehicles.
Violence erupted in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Tuesday during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, with clashes between demonstrators and police resulting in stone-pelting and torched police vehicles.
A local shopkeeper from Nagpur's violence-hit Hansapuri area said, "At 10.30 pm, I closed my shop. Suddenly, I saw people torching vehicles. When I tried to douse the fire, I was hit with a stone. My two vehicles and a few other vehicles parked nearby were torched."
An eyewitness from Hansapuri described the chaos caused by a masked group. "A team came here, their faces were hidden with scarves. They had sharp weapons, stickers, and bottles in their hands. They started the ruckus, vandalized shops, and pelted stones. They also torched vehicles," the
Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat condemned the violence that erupted in Giridih, Jharkhand, on Saturday, calling the incident "unfortunate." He stated that the government controlled the situation and criticized the mosque cover move in Uttar Pradesh.
BJP leader Babulal Marandi on Saturday hit out at the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government over the violence that broke out during a Holi procession in Ghorathamba, Giridih, alleging that it was a result of "appeasement politics" and "administrative failure."
The situation in Jharkhand's Giridih district remains peaceful after clashes broke out between two communities during Holi celebrations on Friday, leading to vehicles being torched.