Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday hit out at his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of “encouraging communal unrest beneath the guise of secularism” within the wake of violence in components of the jap state over the Waqf Modification Act.
Addressing a gathering in Hardoi, Adityanath claimed, “She (Banerjee) has given the rioters a free hand within the identify of secularism. Solely agency motion, ‘lathi’, can put a examine on the rioters, not phrases. Earlier than 2017, Uttar Pradesh was stricken by frequent riots. We restored regulation and order as rioters solely perceive one language — the language of ‘lathi’. Mere phrases can not cease them.”
Related “unchecked violence” is now unfolding in Bengal, the place the administration has chosen silence over motion, he alleged.
“Bengal is burning and their CM calls rioters messengers of peace. Within the identify of secularism, she has given them a license to create chaos. Murshidabad has been burning for every week, however the state authorities stays silent,” he additional stated.
The CM, however, praised the judiciary for “stepping in and issuing orders to deploy central forces to defend the Hindu group” in Bengal. “We’re grateful to the honourable courtroom for intervening and guaranteeing the protection of harmless residents,” he stated.
Slamming the Opposition events over their alleged silence, he stated, “The Congress, Samajwadi Social gathering and the Trinamool Congress have all remained silent. As a substitute of condemning the violence, they’re providing veiled help (to rioters). Anybody glorifying what occurred in Bangladesh ought to merely go there. Why be a burden on India’s soil?”
