Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Ajit Pawar. File
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Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Ajit Pawar on March 31 stated political events, civil society and citizens must work towards ensuring peace in Aurangabad, the place an individual died after two teams clashed not too long ago.
At least 12 individuals, together with 10 policemen, had been injured after a mob of round 500 folks hurled stones and petrol-filled bottles when the police tried to regulate the scenario, following a conflict between two teams close to the Ram temple in Kiradpura locality of Aurangabad, now named Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. One of the injured individuals died throughout therapy.
“An unfortunate incident has taken place in Sambhajinagar. There is a need to make efforts to ensure that a peaceful environment prevails. Though I am the Leader of Opposition, I will not make any statement which will deteriorate the atmosphere,” Mr. Pawar advised reporters in Pune.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief stated police are doing their work however everybody, together with political events, these in energy or Opposition, civil society and customary citizens, ought to work towards prevailing peace there.
Mr. Pawar stated he has appealed to folks from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to keep up communal concord and never fall prey to any makes an attempt by some folks to incite communal sentiments.
Asked concerning the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s joint rally in Aurangabad, he stated that the rally was deliberate a lot earlier and leaders of the MVA constituents – the NCP, the Congress and the Shiv Sena (UBT) are working towards it.
The conflict, in which 13 automobiles had been torched, occurred through the intervening night time of Wednesday and Thursday. “The police used tear gas and fired some plastic bullets as well as live rounds to control the mob,” officers stated.
Meanwhile, normalcy was restored in town, the place 5 corporations of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) are presently deployed.
