A memorial devoted to Dr B R Ambedkar was vandalised in Madhya Pradesh’s Vijaypur Meeting constituency, the place a by-election was held on Wednesday after incidents of violence within the days main as much as voting.
The Congress has blamed the BJP for the incident, and claimed that BJP staff went on a rampage Wednesday night time, torching homes and attacking property. The BJP has denied the allegations, and police, who filed an FIR in opposition to unnamed individuals in reference to the Ambedkar memorial vandalism, mentioned they obtained no complaints relating to houses being set on fireplace.
State Congress president Jitu Patwari claimed that the state equipment was blatantly misused to learn the BJP in the course of the bypolls to Vijaypur and Budhni Meeting segments on Wednesday. He additional alleged, “A reign of terror was unleashed on Jatavs (a Dalit group) and tribal individuals in Vijaypur earlier than and after the by-elections on Wednesday. The BJP went on a rampage. Many tribal-dominated areas got here underneath their assault. The properties of Dalits had been torched. BJP staff additionally desecrated a statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at night time.”
PTI quoted Madhya Pradesh BJP president V D Sharma as saying, “No rigging or any poll-related malpractice passed off in each the constituencies. The EC performed free and honest elections. We didn’t bask in any kind of violence. In reality, the Congress tried to make use of violence however failed. The BJP fought the bypoll utilizing honest means, and it’ll sweep them.”
Sheopur district Further Superintendent of Police Satyendra Singh Tomar advised The Indian Categorical: “Within the case of vandalism, we have now registered an FIR. There have been no houses set on fireplace, however a sack of paddy was set ablaze. We visited the spot and spoke to the residents and nobody has come ahead with any complaints. We’ve, nevertheless, deployed workers to keep up peace within the area.”
The incident occurred in Gohta village after voting concluded late on Wednesday. In response to info, there was ruckus within the village, with individuals pelting stones and vandalising property.
Voting day additionally witnessed violence within the Veerpur space of Vijaypur after a combat broke out between two teams throughout polling, leaving two-three injured.
Forward of polling, authorities had moved the 2 main candidates, BJP’s Ramniwas Rawat and Congress’s Mukesh Malhotra, to a visitor home, citing security causes. ASP Tomar mentioned this was a precautionary transfer “as a result of rigidity was seen among the many staff of the 2 events”.
Violence in Vijaypur began two days earlier than the bypolls, when a gaggle of individuals opened fireplace at village residents, injuring three. Again-to-back incidents of violence sparked outrage and requires speedy intervention of authorities to make sure safety.
The bypoll was necessitated after sitting MLA Ramniwas Rawat, who had been with the Congress, resigned from the get together and the Meeting earlier than becoming a member of the BJP.
(With PTI inputs)
