Maddur Violence: Minister Chaluvaryaswamy assures strict action against accused
Bengaluru: Responding to the recent violence during the Ganesh idol immersion procession in Maddur, Minister Chaluvaryaswamy on Monday said that swift action has been taken and 21 people have already been arrested in connection with the incident.
Speaking to the media, the minister said, “There was information that stones were pelted from the side of a mosque during the procession. Based on the inquiry, 21 arrests have been made. No cases have been filed against Hindus. Within just a few hours of the incident, action was taken against those responsible. Such quick action has not been seen in any other case.”
The minister further stated that Maddur had never witnessed such incidents in the past and suggested that outsiders could have been involved in triggering the violence. He accused leaders from the BJP and sections of the JD(S) of trying to provoke people instead of calling for restraint. “If we were biased, why would we arrest 21 people? Regardless of community, strict action will be taken against anyone involved,” he added.
He also charged that BJP and JD(S) leaders, unable to politically counter the government, were trying to create unrest. “They cannot face us in the Assembly. They are unable to digest the government’s development works, so they use such incidents to provoke people,” Chaluvaryaswamy said.
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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
