Violence in Madhya Pradesh, some other states is 'state-complicit violence': Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad, Apr 12: Alleging that the violence in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone city was a "state-complicit violence", AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday accused the state's Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his government of giving "collective punishment to the Muslim community by demolishing their houses".
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP also accused the Sangh Parivar of doing "low-intensity violence" in the country.
"This (violence during Ram Navami celebrations in Madhya Pradesh) is clearly a state-complicit violence. This (demolition of "illegal" constructions) is a collective punishment given to the Muslim community. This is a grave violation of Geneva Convention. Under what law, the Madhya Pradesh government has demolished the houses of the Muslim community? If they were illegally built, you cannot arbitrarily demolish any house. You have to give notice," Owaisi told reporters here.
It clearly shows the biased attitude of the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and his government towards the Muslim minority, Owaisi said adding they have "failed in protecting the properties and life of Muslim minority community".
He alleged that Madhya Pradesh police assaulted elderly Muslim women.
The district administration in the central Indian state on Monday started demolition of at least 50 "illegal" structures of people accused of pelting stones at a Ram Navami procession in Khargone city, while the state government said damage caused to public and private properties during the violence will be recovered from rioters.
On the communal violence in Rajasthan's Karauli city, Owaisi said it is also equally condemnable and alleged that targetted violence has taken place there and the Congress government of Rajasthan supported the "state-complicit violence".
Similarly, violence was reported during Ram Navami celebrations in Gujarat, Karnataka and Goa where respective state governments gave permission for the processions and they utterly failed in controlling/stopping this violence.
"Once again the Muslim community has been targetted in what happened during processions. The state governments failed in stopping violence. Whatever violence happened, it is state-complicit violence," he alleged.
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Paper leak mafia thriving under BJP's double-engine governments: Bhagwant Mann
Shimla (PTI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday slammed the Centre over the alleged NEET paper leak and said that such incidents are surfacing in regions governed by the BJP's 'double-engine' and 'triple-engine' governments.
He said the leak and cancellation of the National Eligibility cum Entrance test (NEET) 2026 examination is a major failure on the part of the Union government.
"This is not the first time that a paper leak has happened. Such incidents have surfaced in 2017, 2021, 2024, and now even in 2026 and every time, a CBI inquiry is initiated, arrests are made, yet after a short while, the accused are released on bail," he said.
Mann, who arrived at the Dharamshala Cricket Stadium to boost the morale of the Punjab Kings team ahead of their upcoming IPL match, told the media that lakhs of students toil day and night, harbouring dreams of transforming their families' fortunes, but when exams are cancelled due to paper leaks, these students are left heartbroken.
The NEET 2026 paper held on May 3 was cancelled on May 12 after reports of a paper leak in Rajasthan.
He said that the paper leak mafia is predominantly surfacing in regions governed by the BJP's 'double-engine' and 'triple-engine' governments. "Paper leaked, dreams shattered, the country's administrative system is unable to conduct even a single examination properly", he added.
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mann said that while Modi imposes various restrictions on the public, he himself continues to embark on foreign tours.
He asserted that the public deserves to know the country's true economic situation.
"The prime minister must disclose the current status of the country's oil reserves, the extent of our gold reserves, and fundamentally why restrictions are being imposed on every single commodity", he said.
No other nation has imposed such restrictions and the ongoing war is being used as a pretext, even though the country's economy is already in a precarious state, Mann added.
Regarding the ongoing campaign against drugs in Punjab, Mann said that the state government is continuously taking action against drug traffickers and asserted that a large number of traffickers are being sent to jail and that Punjab will soon move towards becoming drug-free.
Speaking about the upcoming IPL match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians to be held in Dharamshala, Mann said that he also holds the portfolio of Punjab's sports minister and has arrived in Dharamshala to cheer the team.
