Police also responsible for lynching incidents: Rajasthan Minister
Jaipur, July 26: Like cow smugglers, the Rajasthan Police is also responsible for the rise in cases of cow smuggling and consequent incidents of mob lynching, a state Minister has said.
"Had policemen been honest and responsible, neither Pehlu Khan nor Rakbar Khan would have died," said Rajasthan Labour Minister Jaswant Singh Yadav while talking to the media on the sidelines of a two-day district level Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) meeting held in Behror on Wednesday.
He also stood by the statement he issued earlier calling upon the minority community to "stop consuming beef" to respect the sentiments of Hindus and to "keep away from cow smuggling".
According to Yadav, incidents of mob lynching and cow smuggling are increasing as the police have failed to do their duty in a responsible manner.
"The incidents of mob lynching of cow smugglers cannot be stopped without police's cooperation," said the Minister.
While condemning the incidents of mob lynching, Yadav also said that all religions should respect the sentiments of Hindus and work for the protection of cows.
"This will help in promoting communal harmony and cases of cow smuggling will eventually be checked," he added.
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Power struggle in ruling Cong has 'created massive confusion' in Karnataka: BJP leader Ashoka
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP leader R Ashoka on Friday claimed that the ongoing power struggle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar has created massive confusion in Karnataka.
He remarked that the proverb “when two people fight, the third one benefits” has come true, as AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge is also now making efforts to become Chief Minister.
Speaking to reporters here, Ashoka said the entire government has turned into a house of confusion due to the alleged power tussle.
Kharge’s new statement has only added to the chaos, he said.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had on Friday said that no date has been fixed yet to discuss possible leadership change in Karnataka.
This came a day after Kharge said there was no change of CM in Karnataka "for now" and that the leadership issue in the state would be resolved soon.
The BJP leader said that Kharge too has aspirations and that he was cheated earlier.
"Perhaps he has received a green signal from the Congress high command to become CM. Everyone is already saying Kharge should become CM. Kharge himself has declared, “I am ready to become CM.” Despite many attempts in the past, he never became CM. Now he is trying to seize the opportunity," the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly said.
According to him, the situation in Congress has perfectly become a case of “two people fighting, third one benefits.”
