Maharashtra government, BJP orchestrating riots in state, alleges Nana Patole

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Thursday accused the Eknath ShindeBJP government of orchestrating riots in parts of the state in the last couple of months and hatching a devious plan of creating a Manipurlike situationHe alleged that the government was trying to divert peoples attention from the burning issues including inflation and unemployment through the riotsViolent clashes broke out in Manipur after a Tribal Solidarity March was organised in the hill districts on May 3 to protest against the Meitei communitys demand for Scheduled Tribe ST status So far nearly 120 people have lost their lives and over 3000 were injuredIn the recent past parts of Maharashtra also witnessed communal tension and incidents of violence over social media posts on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and Mysuru ruler Tipu SultanTalking to reporters Patole said In the last twoandahalf months riots broke out at 10 places in Maharashtra The Bharatiya Janata Party BJP government is behind these riots through which attempts were being made to divert peoples attention from issues of inflation unemployment and those linked to farmersThe BJPs devious plan is to create a situation like Manipur in Maharashtra by using its power he allegedRiots were orchestrated at 10 places in Maharashtra including Amravati Akola Shegaon Nashik Ahmednagar and Kolhapur the state Congress chief saidThis cunning ploy of the BJP could not succeed as the ideology of Shahu Phule Ambedkar is deeply rooted in Maharashtra Even in Shahu Maharajs Kolhapur BJP tried to create religious discord but the BJPs conspiracy was exposed by the people and so this plan also failed he allegedRajarshi Shahu Maharaj along with Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and Dr B R Ambedkar formed the triumvirate of Maharashtras progressive and reformist traditionPeople of the state exercised restraint and kept social harmony intact as they do not support this kind of conspiracy Congresss state unit held a meeting with the Director General of Police DGP and the Governor regarding law and order situation in the state but nothing concrete has been done so far Patole addedEven as serious problems like inflation and unemployment are being faced the BJP government does not say speak about them and not take any decisions that will give relief to the people Farmers are facing climaterelated challenges The government only announces help but it does not reach out to the farmers he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever