Chief of Opposition within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will go to Maharashtra’s Parbhani metropolis on Monday to fulfill the households of two individuals who died following violence there earlier this month.
The state BJP, nevertheless, has dubbed Gandhi’s go to as a “drama”.
Parbhani witnessed violence after a glass-enclosed duplicate of the Structure close to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s statue exterior the railway station within the metropolis, positioned in Marathwada area, was vandalised on the night of December 10.
In accordance with the schedule shared by Congress chief Vijay Wadettiwar, Gandhi will meet the households of Ambedkarites Somnath Suryavanshi, who died in police custody, and Vijay Wakode, who died whereas collaborating within the protest.
Whereas there have been allegations that Suryavanshi was killed in police custody, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis mentioned within the state meeting just lately that the person had advised a Justice of the Peace that he was not tortured and the CCTV footage additionally does not present any proof of brutality.
Fadnavis has already introduced a judicial probe into the Parbhani violence.
State BJP chief and income minister Chandrashekar Bawankule termed Gandhi’s go to as a “drama”.
“As an alternative of doing such drama, focus ought to be on how the society could be benefited by constructive means. The BJP and the state authorities are dedicated to maintain the society and all communities united,” he advised reporters.
