LUCKNOW: In an embarrassment for the Uttar Pradesh executive, Governor Ram Naik on Monday termed the Kasganj communal clashes as a "blot" on the state and requested the state government to start up measures to make sure such incidents did not recur.
Describing the clashes as "shameful", Naik observed that this was for the first time in the remaining Nine-10 months that such an incident passed off in the state.
Under hearth over the violence, the UP executive went into damage keep watch over mode and shunted out Kasganj superintendent of police Sunil Kumar Singh to "a less significant post", in step with officers.
Piyush Srivastava was appointed the new Kasganj SP, officers said. Singh was despatched to Police Training School, Meerut, in the same rank, they said.
The state government additionally introduced a cheque of Rs 20 lakh to family members of Chandan Gupta, who was killed in the violence.
At least 3 stores, two buses and a automotive were torched after Gupta was killed in clashes following stone-pelting by means of a mob on a motorbike rally taken out to have a good time Republic Day.
Volunteers of organisations just like the Vishva Hindu Parishad, Hindu Mahasabha and ABVP had taken out the rally - 'Tiranga Yatra'. After passing through the Kotwali house, they were about to move via a Muslim dominated house when some folks objected to its passage.
This ended in heated alternate of phrases and ultimately escalated to firing during which Gupta misplaced his life, in step with officers.
"Whatever happened in Kasganj was not good. The incident there is a blot on UP. The government is probing the incident. It should initiate effective measures to ensure that such incidents are not repeated," governor Naik instructed journalists right here.
The strong phrases from Naik came days after Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu advised the Adityanath executive to reinforce the law and order in the state.
UP executive spokesman and senior cupboard minister Sidharth Nath Singh, alternatively, said that there have been reviews that stores were opening now.
"The situation is returning to normal, which is a good sign," he said.
Singh attacked the SP and the BSP for blaming the BJP executive for the incident.
"Their comments reflect their appeasement of a particular community. During their regimes, FIRs were not registered but our government will ensure an unbiased probe," he said.
As many as 118 folks had been arrested in reference to the violence following which safety forces are maintaining strict vigil.
District government in Kasganj, said the location was returning to commonplace whilst more arrests were being made in reference to the violence.
Kasganj District Magistrate RP Singh said, "The situation is normal now. A cheque of Rs 20 lakh has been given to family members of Chandan Gupta who died in the incident. His family has demanded martyr status be accorded to him and if they give their letter, it will be forwarded to the government."
The UP Police, which deployed drone cameras for surveillance, said the location was improving.
Meanwhile, Congress Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari demanded a probe by means of a sitting top court judge.
"It's certainly a failure of the state government. There should be a high-level probe by a sitting high court judge in this matter," Tiwari said.
Describing the clashes as "shameful", Naik observed that this was for the first time in the remaining Nine-10 months that such an incident passed off in the state.
Under hearth over the violence, the UP executive went into damage keep watch over mode and shunted out Kasganj superintendent of police Sunil Kumar Singh to "a less significant post", in step with officers.
Piyush Srivastava was appointed the new Kasganj SP, officers said. Singh was despatched to Police Training School, Meerut, in the same rank, they said.
The state government additionally introduced a cheque of Rs 20 lakh to family members of Chandan Gupta, who was killed in the violence.
At least 3 stores, two buses and a automotive were torched after Gupta was killed in clashes following stone-pelting by means of a mob on a motorbike rally taken out to have a good time Republic Day.
Volunteers of organisations just like the Vishva Hindu Parishad, Hindu Mahasabha and ABVP had taken out the rally - 'Tiranga Yatra'. After passing through the Kotwali house, they were about to move via a Muslim dominated house when some folks objected to its passage.
This ended in heated alternate of phrases and ultimately escalated to firing during which Gupta misplaced his life, in step with officers.
"Whatever happened in Kasganj was not good. The incident there is a blot on UP. The government is probing the incident. It should initiate effective measures to ensure that such incidents are not repeated," governor Naik instructed journalists right here.
The strong phrases from Naik came days after Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu advised the Adityanath executive to reinforce the law and order in the state.
UP executive spokesman and senior cupboard minister Sidharth Nath Singh, alternatively, said that there have been reviews that stores were opening now.
"The situation is returning to normal, which is a good sign," he said.
Singh attacked the SP and the BSP for blaming the BJP executive for the incident.
"Their comments reflect their appeasement of a particular community. During their regimes, FIRs were not registered but our government will ensure an unbiased probe," he said.
As many as 118 folks had been arrested in reference to the violence following which safety forces are maintaining strict vigil.
District government in Kasganj, said the location was returning to commonplace whilst more arrests were being made in reference to the violence.
Kasganj District Magistrate RP Singh said, "The situation is normal now. A cheque of Rs 20 lakh has been given to family members of Chandan Gupta who died in the incident. His family has demanded martyr status be accorded to him and if they give their letter, it will be forwarded to the government."
The UP Police, which deployed drone cameras for surveillance, said the location was improving.
Meanwhile, Congress Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari demanded a probe by means of a sitting top court judge.
"It's certainly a failure of the state government. There should be a high-level probe by a sitting high court judge in this matter," Tiwari said.
Kasganj incident 'blot on UP, shameful': Governor Ram Naik
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