Ministers urge the people to maintain peace and communal harmony
Silchar, August 26: Assam Minister for Irrigation and Soil Conservation Ardhendu Dey who is also the Cachar district in–charge made an appeal to the people of Barak Valley to maintain calm and communal harmony. Condemning the last night’s incident, the minister said that the government has ordered the police administration to nab the miscreants soon and take stern against them.
While addressing a press meet held here this evening at Circuit House, Ardendhu Dey suspected the involvement of a ‘vicious circle’ to be active behind the whole incident. He did not like to blame any group by name but said that the incident was done in order to get ‘political mileage’. The minister, however, said that there was no involvement of VHP and RSS behind the whole act.
Appreciating the role of the district and the police administrations for bringing the situation under control with in a short a period of time, the minister said that a thorough probe has been ordered in the whole incident. He said that Assam Inspector General of Police had come to the town to take the stock of the law and order situation.
Ardehendu Dey along with other political leaders this morning rushed to the place and took the stock of the situation. He visited the temple where a large portion of flesh and bone of an animal was reportedly found which became the reasons of conflict. He also talked to the residents of the area and urged them to maintain peace.
The Minister for Excise, Sports and Youth Welfare, Ajit Singh, who was also present at the press meet, said that it was a very unfortunate incident which should not be happened in the future. The minister who is also the MLA of Rongpur area where the incident took place said that such incident had never happened in his entire constituency since after the independence.
Expressing his thank to the people of Rongpur area located on the northern fringe of the town for not indulging in further violent act, Ajit Singh said that it was a conspiracy of the miscreants to create a chasm among the people belonging to two different communities. He added that the guilty involve in the incident would be booked soon.
The minister requested the people not to give importance to any rumours and should maintain peace, tranquility and communal harmony.
Mehedi Alam Borah, the chief spokesperson of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee, Apurba Bhattacharjee, who recently joined Congress from AGP and Depan Dewanjee, spokesperson, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee, were also present at the press meet and termed the whole incident as a ‘very unfortunate’.
Source: The Sentinel 27.08.2013
