ASANSOL/RANIGANJ: Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi finally were given to discuss with West Burdwan district, where Ram Navami processions sparked off clashes and ended in no less than 3 deaths, on Saturday. The shuttle came 3 days after he first made his want identified to the state govt however used to be “prompt” to defer it because the native administration used to be preoccupied with quelling the clashes and the tension.
The governor spent two-and-a-half hours in riot-hit Asansol, spending a good 45 mins talking to senior police and administration officials on the circuit house. He appealed for peace after visiting the violence-hit spaces of Asansol and Raniganj however avoided making any comments on the administration’s handling of the placement.
“I have come right here with the message of peace and cohesion. Peace must be paramount at this hour. I request everybody from all castes and communities to are living together in peace,” he mentioned.
The governor’s first forestall used to be a marriage hall in Kalyanpur where sufferers had taken refuge until Friday. But on attaining the spot, Tripathi used to be knowledgeable through native police officers that the 200-odd individuals who had taken safe haven there had returned house. The governor then summoned a couple of locals and asked them about the situation within the neighbourhood. “How many people had taken refuge right here? When did they go back? Are things back to standard? Have there been any recent instances of violence?” he asked in a bid to make sure the administration’s claims.
Tripathi next visited Chandmari, where miscreants had set ablaze a shop reverse the Balbodhon Temple. Several native people clamoured to speak to him right here as he surveyed the ravaged shop. The governor then did a survey of BC Roy Road and OK Road from his automobile.
Residents of some riot-affected affected spaces, though had been disenchanted that Tripathi didn't discuss with their localities. “We had been waiting for the governor to come right here however he didn’t,” mentioned assistant professor Md Moazzam, a resident of Nadipar Sitaldanga in north Asansol. It used to be on this locality that a 16-year-old used to be killed.
A senior police officer mentioned the governor had briefed them of the localities he wished to discuss with at a meeting within the circuit house after arriving in Asansol within the morning. The DM, CP, IG (Western Range) and ADM had been present on the meeting.
The police force, on its ft all over the day, went on an overdrive to keep retail outlets open and prevent Opposition leaders — Adhir Chowdhury of Congress and Sujan Chakrabarty of CPM — from entering Asansol. The district administration is more likely to take the same technique when a BJP delegation led through birthday party nationwide spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain starts for Asansol on Sunday.
In the afternoon, Tripathi visited Raniganj round 15 km away. At this coal belt town, octogenarian Biswanath Saraf told the governor that he had now not witnessed such clashes right here ever in his lifetime. “Bhai bhai se lar gaye, beech major darar par gayi. Jahan sab saath rehte the wahan ab hinsa ka raaj hai (Brothers fought towards every other making a deep divide. Where people as soon as lived peacefully, now violence laws),” Saraf mentioned with folded hand.
The governor, who had last July slammed the “lapses of the state govt” in handling legislation and order in Basirhat, refused to make any comments this time despite repeated questions through reporters on the administration’s position. Looking just a little displeased at being again and again asked the same question, he shrugged and shot back, “How does the question arise if I'm satisfied or now not.”
(With inputs from Md Asif)
The governor spent two-and-a-half hours in riot-hit Asansol, spending a good 45 mins talking to senior police and administration officials on the circuit house. He appealed for peace after visiting the violence-hit spaces of Asansol and Raniganj however avoided making any comments on the administration’s handling of the placement.
“I have come right here with the message of peace and cohesion. Peace must be paramount at this hour. I request everybody from all castes and communities to are living together in peace,” he mentioned.
The governor’s first forestall used to be a marriage hall in Kalyanpur where sufferers had taken refuge until Friday. But on attaining the spot, Tripathi used to be knowledgeable through native police officers that the 200-odd individuals who had taken safe haven there had returned house. The governor then summoned a couple of locals and asked them about the situation within the neighbourhood. “How many people had taken refuge right here? When did they go back? Are things back to standard? Have there been any recent instances of violence?” he asked in a bid to make sure the administration’s claims.
Tripathi next visited Chandmari, where miscreants had set ablaze a shop reverse the Balbodhon Temple. Several native people clamoured to speak to him right here as he surveyed the ravaged shop. The governor then did a survey of BC Roy Road and OK Road from his automobile.
Residents of some riot-affected affected spaces, though had been disenchanted that Tripathi didn't discuss with their localities. “We had been waiting for the governor to come right here however he didn’t,” mentioned assistant professor Md Moazzam, a resident of Nadipar Sitaldanga in north Asansol. It used to be on this locality that a 16-year-old used to be killed.
A senior police officer mentioned the governor had briefed them of the localities he wished to discuss with at a meeting within the circuit house after arriving in Asansol within the morning. The DM, CP, IG (Western Range) and ADM had been present on the meeting.
The police force, on its ft all over the day, went on an overdrive to keep retail outlets open and prevent Opposition leaders — Adhir Chowdhury of Congress and Sujan Chakrabarty of CPM — from entering Asansol. The district administration is more likely to take the same technique when a BJP delegation led through birthday party nationwide spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain starts for Asansol on Sunday.
In the afternoon, Tripathi visited Raniganj round 15 km away. At this coal belt town, octogenarian Biswanath Saraf told the governor that he had now not witnessed such clashes right here ever in his lifetime. “Bhai bhai se lar gaye, beech major darar par gayi. Jahan sab saath rehte the wahan ab hinsa ka raaj hai (Brothers fought towards every other making a deep divide. Where people as soon as lived peacefully, now violence laws),” Saraf mentioned with folded hand.
The governor, who had last July slammed the “lapses of the state govt” in handling legislation and order in Basirhat, refused to make any comments this time despite repeated questions through reporters on the administration’s position. Looking just a little displeased at being again and again asked the same question, he shrugged and shot back, “How does the question arise if I'm satisfied or now not.”
(With inputs from Md Asif)
Bengal Governor visits tense coal belt towns, appeals for peace
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