Amravati : The Maharashtra State Government has fasten prohibitory orders in Amravati amid protests against violence in Tripura late last month, guardian minister Yashomati Thakur said on Saturday.
Yashomati Thakur said that the police will investigate the matter and the violence was unfortunate. Appropriate actions will be taken against the accused. “Everyone has the right to protest. But doing violence in the name of the movement is not right,” she said.
“We appeal to the people to maintain peace. Some chaotic elements are working to spread violence in the city and police are working hard to maintain law and order,” she added.
As per the order issued on Saturday by the Amravati police commissionerate, the curfew has come into effect in the limits of the city and will remain in force till further order is issued. This order was issued by officiating police commissioner Sandip Patil under sections 144(1), (2), (3) of the CrPc to avoid any untoward incidents. Except for medical emergencies, people are not allowed to come out of their houses. Similarly, gathering of more than five people is not allowed, it said.
The violence on Saturday occurred during the bandh (shutdown) against Friday’s stone-pelting incidents during rallies held by Muslim organisations in various districts in protest against the Tripura communal violence. Hundreds of people, many of them holding saffron flags in their hands and raising slogans, came out on streets in the Rajkamal Chowk area of Amravati. Some members of the mob hurled stones at the shops and damaged them, prompting the police to lathicharge the protesters, an Amravati police official had said earlier in the day.
Three protest rallies amid Tripura Violence against Muslims were being carried out at Nanded, Malegaon and Amravati districts of Maharashtra. On Friday these rallies witnessed stone pelting and violence. It was alleged that protestors pelted stones on police and damaged some shops and vehicles. In order to disperse the crowd, the police said that they had to resort to lathi charge.
Amid this incident, Dilip Walse Patil, Maharashtra’s Home Minister appealed to the people to maintain peace , reported ANI. “Muslims across the state had taken out a protest march today against the violence in Tripura. During this, stone pelting was done in Nanded, Malegaon, Amaravati and some other places. I appeal to all Hindus & Muslims to maintain peace,” the Home Minister said.
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