Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal lambasted the Union Home Minister for his remarks about how riots don’t ensue under the rule of the BJP. Sibal launched Union Home Minister Amit Shah and dubbed his claims to be a ‘Jumla’ while raking up cases of communal violence under the BJP government.

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal reacted to Amit Shah’s remark and said that it is rhetoric and further cited 5415 communal riots from NCRB data that were reported in the span of 2014-2020. Sibal said that 2019 alone witnessed 25 communal riots wherein UP had 9, Maharashtra had 4, and MP had 2.

He further added that the highest cases came from states including Haryana, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh.

Sibal had recently slammed the Prime Minister for being silent subsequent to the communal violence that escalated in parts of Bihar as well as West Bengal during the Ram Navami festivities.

Sibal’s remarks come after Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a public meeting and urged the public to vote PM Modi into power in 2024 with a majority in Bihar, as well as vote for the BJP to form government in the assembly polls in 2025.

Union Home Minister further said if people vote for BJP, the party will make sure that the rioters are straightened up and hung upside down. Amit Shah Further claimed that riots don’t take place under BJP’s rule.

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Not only Kapil Sibal, but TMC’s Mahua Moitra also slammed the Union Home Minister on her Twitter. The TMC leader in her tweet wrote that the Home Minister threatens to hang rioters upside down in Bihar, however, Moitra adds, in Gujarat, he ensures killers and rapists are released as soon as possible and also fed sweets.

The TMC ended her quote by asking to go figure out the stance of the BJP.

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Days after 36 people were killed in the Indore temple tragedy, the Indore civic body deployed bulldozers to demolish the illegal structure on Monday. Five bulldozers rolled into the Beleshwar Mahadev Temple in Madhya Pradesh to demolish illegal construction.

During the crackdown, Deputy Municipal Commissioner, District Magistrate, and other officials were present at the spot.

The move was initiated after several devotees were plunged into the water reservoir below during a Ram Navami celebration on Thursday when the slab built on top of the bawdi (stepwell) at the Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple caved in.

The 200-year-old stepwell roof broke due to the weight of the crowds on Ram Navami. The incident took place when a havan was being conducted. The temple is in Sneh Nagar, one of Indore’s oldest residential neighbourhoods, and is run by a private trust.

The Indore Municipal Corporation had marked the cover of the stepwell for demolition last year because it was an illegal structure but they withdrew when the temple trust persuaded them that it would harm religious sentiments. The temple section that collapsed was an illegal structure.

A four-decade-old stepwell was supported by four iron girders, a thin layer of concrete, and tiles that could not bear the weight of the crowd that had arrived to perform puja on Ram Navami.

The Indore district administration has also issued an order under Section 144 of the CrPC to identify and free all step-wells from encroachment. A police case has also been filed against two officials of the temple trust.

The floor was surrounded by walls that had risen. The temple’s roof was constructed from a tin shed. Those gathering for a havan (ritual) at the Shri Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple were unaware that a deep hole was hidden beneath them behind rusted iron grills.

Shiv Sena chief and former CM Uddhav Thackeray has added to the attack on Prime Minister Modi amid his degree row. Shiv Sena Chief has come forward and asked what college doesn’t feel proud of alum becoming Prime Minister.

Thackeray in his jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there are many young jobless people with degrees. He further raked up what happened to Arvind Kejriwal for asking for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s undergraduate degree.

He said and highlighted when the Prime Minister is asked to his degree, a 25,000 Rs fine is levied. The Shiv Sena chief added to his attack on PM Modi and asked What college doesn’t come out to feel proud of the fact that the Prime Minister is an alum of the college.

Uddhav Thackeray in his attack also reeled in the BJP and accused them of polarising people. Thackeray further said that there is this Hindu Jan Akrosh despite having, what they call, a great Hindu Prime Minister, they are still organising Akrosh Sabhas.

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The UBT Shiv Sena Chief also countered claims by the BJP of him leaving Hindutva. Thackeray asked for an example of leaving Hindutva and further slammed the dispensation for insulting the Constitution by polarising.

Thackeray in his attack also levelled the allegations of the Centre wanting to control the judiciary. However, Uddhav Thackeray added, that the judiciary hasn’t allowed them.

The jibe by the UBT Shiv Sena chief comes after Arvind Kejriwal sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational records from the High Court, however, the Court had told the Delhi Chief Minister that the information he appealed for is not relevant to the Prime Minister’s role.

The Court added that the educational qualifications are already in the public domain. Delhi CM was also fined Rs 25000 by the Gujarat High Court.

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