Over 200 booked for hurling stones during hindutva outfit's protest in Uttarkashi
Uttarkashi (PTI): More than 200 people have been booked in connection with a stone pelting incident that occurred during a hindutva outfit’s protest demanding demolition of a mosque built allegedly on government land here.
According to Uttarkashi Kotwali SHO Amarjeet Singh, eight people have been named in the FIRs registered under different sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Prohibitory orders under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) are in force across the district, Uttarkashi Superintendent of Police Amit Shrivastava said.
On Thursday, 27 people, including seven policemen, got injured in a lathi-charge by police during a protest by the Sanyukt Hindu Sangathan who demanded the demolition of a mosque in Barahat area alleging that it is built on government land.
The protesters sat on a dharna on the Gangotri National Highway and started reciting Hanuman Chalisa but when they tried to remove the barricading, a scuffle broke out between the protestors and the police.
Officials said that during this some people started huling stones, after which the police first fired tear gas shells at the protesters and later lathi-charged in which some protesters and policemen got injured.
Flag marches were also conducted in the town besides deployment of additional police personnel in sensitive areas, SP Shrivastava said.
District Magistrate Meharban Singh Bisht and the SP toured the district and asked officials concerned to maintain order.
The markets remained closed in response to a bandh call given by the outfit.
The SP said some of the rallyists of the Sangathan began hurling stones when they were stopped by the police from taking a route which was different from the one which was permitted for the rally.
Police had to resort to a mild lathicharge to control the protesters, he said.
Thursday's incident had left 27 people, including eight police personnel, injured, Shrivastava said.
The protesters have alleged that the mosque built in the Barahat area is an illegal construction on government land. However, the district administration has clarified that the mosque is old and built on the land of people of the Muslim community.
The Uttarkashi District Magistrate's Office clarified this in a notice, which cites a report of Bhatwadi's Sub-Divisional Magistrate Mukesh Chand Ramola.
Meanwhile, officials of the CPI District Council sent a memorandum to Governor Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh (retd) and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami demanding action against attempts to spoil communal amity in Uttarkashi as well as other districts of the state.
An attempt was made by hindutva organisations in Uttarkashi to create an atmosphere of hatred against a particular community and similar efforts are being made in other districts of Uttarakhand, the memorandum said seeking immediate action against this.
Senior Congress leader Harish Rawat in Dehradun said he is worried about such incidents.
While talking to reporters, Rawat said the matter should be handled in a manner that is legally correct.
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Karnataka HM G Parameshwara blames EVM for Cong debacle in Maharashtra, backs ballot papers
BENGALURU: Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Monday alleged Electronic Voting Machine manipulations led to the defeat of Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in just concluded assembly polls in Maharashtra.
While speaking to reporters here on Monday, he said the BJP does selective manipulations to convince people that there were no wrongdoings. He also wanted to go back to the paper ballots system.
The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra won a landslide victory in the assembly elections, shattering the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi's dream to wrest power. The BJP won the highest ever 132 seats for the party, while the Shiv Sena led by Shinde bagged 57 seats and NCP won 41 seats to take the Mahayuti total to 230 seats. Congress as part of MVA won just 16 seats.
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"We analysed the Maharashtra poll outcome deeply. We felt that in many places EVMs were manipulated," Parameshwara said. He also said an obvious question would be why not it happened in Jharkhand and elsewhere. The manipulations are done selectively so that no one can question it, he blamed.
According to him, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is a leading partner. Had the Congress been the leading partner, things would have changed. He backed the ballot papers saying that the same was discussed in Maharashtra Congress as well.
