Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that some organizations and people want the state to become unstable, but the government will be ready to take stern action against them. Speaking to reporters in Pune on Monday, Fadnavis also said those instigating riots would be exposed.
This remark comes after clashes broke out between members of two communities in Maharashtra’s Akola city on Saturday night over a social media post. One person was killed in the violence, while eight others, including two policemen, were injured.
In March, a mob of 500 hurled stones and petrol-filled bottles when the cops tried to control the situation following a clash between two groups near the Ram temple in Kiradpura locality of Aurangabad district. In the violence, 12 persons, including 10 policemen, were injured.
Fadnavis said, “It is 100 per cent true that some people and organizations want the state to remain unstable. But the government will expose them and also teach them a lesson.” On being asked about the recent incidents of violence at two places in the state, he said, “Peace has been restored at the two places where riots took place because police intervened at the right time. The police were on an alert mode, and additional security forces from other places were deployed there.”
Commenting on the rise of such incidents, Fadnavis, who is also Maharashtra’s home minister, said, “It is true that some people are deliberately trying to add fuel to the fire and acting from behind. They will not succeed in it.” “We will expose them and not let them succeed,” he added.