Meanwhile, Congress has appealed to the people to maintain peace.

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New Delhi:

In response to the joint statement of 13 opposition parties, the

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

on Saturday reacted strongly and alleged that other opposition parties, including the Congress, do "vulture politics" on dead bodies and they only want to disturb the harmony in the society. Huh.

The BJP has issued a statement on the recent incidents of hate speech and communal violence in the country. 

BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia compared the opposition's attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to throwing mud at the sky.

The opposition had also hit out at the prime minister for his "silence" in the joint statement.

Bhatia questioned Congress President Sonia Gandhi over the Karauli violence in Rajasthan and alleged that due to her party's politics of appeasement, action is not being taken against the rioters.

He alleged that Rahul Gandhi is standing with the rioters and tries to instigate the situation.

In Rajasthan, Gehlot government is conducting Sundarkand recitation in two temples of every district on Hanuman Jayanti.

The BJP has accused opposition leaders of duplicity, citing arson and communal violence in West Bengal, where the Trinamool Congress government is in power and is part of the joint statement.

Hitting out at the appeal for a joint statement, Bhatia alleged that Congress and other parties indulge in arson and disturb communal harmony whether in power or in opposition.

13 opposition parties, including the Congress, issued a joint statement urging people to maintain peace and harmony in the wake of the recent incidents of violence in different parts of the country. 

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Bhatia said, "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has also signed the joint statement, while large scale violence is taking place in West Bengal. Such duplicity shows that the opposition parties, including the Congress, regardless of whether they are in power Whether in opposition or in opposition, they are responsible for indulging in arson as well as disrupting harmony." 

Claiming that the actions of the opposition parties were contrary to what was said in their joint statement, the BJP leader accused them of doing "appeasement politics".

He said, "The joint statement is fake. Why is Sonia Gandhi (interim president of Congress) silent on Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan CM) failing to nab the main accused Matlub Ahmed in Karauli violence? People are questioning that the accused Why are you absconding for 14 days? Your appeal demands strict action against the rioters but this is not happening in Karauli? Is it because you want to do appeasement politics? Your action is based on the words used in the joint statement. opposite."

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Citing the example of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who ordered the Khargone administration to demolish illegal buildings of those accused in the Ram Navami violence, Bhatia also criticized Rahul Gandhi for calling the action a "bulldozer of hatred". Aimed.

 He said, "You are not taking any action in the state where you are in power. In Madhya Pradesh where you are in opposition, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has taken strict action. The accused has been arrested. His illegal properties Has been demolished (by a bulldozer). Rahul Gandhi is calling it a bulldozer of hatred. By saying this you are standing with the rioters and breaking the morale of the uniformed policemen."

Significantly, during the Ram Navami procession, many people were injured in stone pelting between two groups.

Meanwhile, Congress tweeted, appealing to the people to maintain peace, "We reiterate our commitment to counter and counter those poisonous ideologies which are trying to create division in our society."

Expressing deep concern over the "increasing incidents of hate speech and the recent outbreak of communal violence" in the country, leaders of 13 opposition parties in a joint statement on Saturday urged the people to take stringent punishment against the perpetrators of communal violence. urged to maintain peace and harmony.

Sonia Gandhi (Congress), Sharad Pawar (NCP), Mamata Banerjee (TMC), MK Stalin (DMK), Sitaram Yechury CPI (M), Farooq Abdullah (NC), Tejashwi Yadav (RJD), D Raja (CPI) Debabrata Vishwas (Forward Block), Manoj Bhattacharya (RSP), PK Kunhalikutty (IUML) and Dipankar Bhattacharya of CPI (ML) issued a joint statement on Saturday.


These 13 leaders alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has remained silent on the communal violence and has failed to speak against the words and actions of those who propagate bigotry and who are creating provocation and provocation in the society by their words and actions. work.