Fear that Godhra-like incident may take place ahead of 2024 polls: Sanjay Raut
Mumbai, Aug 29: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed there was apprehension that a Godhra train fire-like incident could take place at the time of the Ram temple inauguration ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Talking to reporters here, he also alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party's "single-point agenda" was to create religious tensions in the country before the general elections.
The Rajya Sabha member was speaking ahead of the opposition alliance INDIA's meeting here on August 31 and September 1.
"We fear that just like the way Godhra happened, as it is said .similarly, during the Ram Mandir inauguration, trainloads of people will be brought (to Ayodhya) from different parts of the country. A Pulwama-type attack will take place on one of the trains to create communal tensions. This is a fear among people," Raut claimed.
The Godhra train fire incident of February 27, 2002, had triggered widespread riots in Gujarat. An attack on a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu Srinagar Highway on February 14, 2019, had claimed the lives of 40 security personnel.
"It is said that if Pulwama can be orchestrated, it is said Godhra was orchestrated, then such brutal acts can be carried out before the elections. Many political parties have this fear," Raut claimed.
This will be discussed in the INDIA alliance's meeting in Mumbai, he said.
The BJP "fooled" people in 2014 and celebrated an "anniversary" of that fooling in 2019 and staged a "drama of surgical strikes," Raut alleged, claiming further that the saffron party is set to create a rift and communal riots in the country in 2024.
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Man accused of rape-murder of 5-year-old lynched to death in Bengal; Girl’s body found in pond
Alipurduar: A 40-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a five-year-old girl was allegedly tied to a tree and beaten to death by agitated locals in Alipurduar district located in West Bengal on Friday evening. Later, another man surrendered before the police claiming he was also involved in the crime, and was subsequently arrested.
The girl went missing on Friday evening. When her family began searching for the girl, they learned that she had last been seen with Mona Roy, as reported by the Indian Express.
The police said that the girl’s body was found floating in a local pond. They added that the locals caught Roy and took him to his residence where they allegedly noticed blood on the bed. Enraged by this, they tied Roy to a tree and started assaulting him.
Roy was beaten to death before the local police could reach the spot.
When the police arrived at the scene, angry locals prevented them from moving the two bodies. Eventually, a large team of police personnel was sent to the location. After two hours, they were able to remove the bodies from the area.
The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination.
Meanwhile, a man named Bhakta Roy approached the police, claiming that he was involved in the crime and feared for his safety from the angry mob. He was subsequently arrested.
Y. Raghuvanshi, Superintendent of Police, Alipurduar, asserted it is a heinous crime, adding that they have started a detailed investigation in connection to the incident.
