On Thursday, Karnataka BJP issued a warning to the public, saying the rioters will barge into the houses of the Hindus if the alleged "appeasement policy" of the Congress government continues in the state.
"If Congress continues with its appeasement policy, the rioters who were found roaming on streets with talwars and machetes will one day barge into your houses. I appeal to the Congress to leave petty politics and initiate action against those who were responsible for the violence. The State government is steeped in corruption and encouraging the elements to carry out communal violence," said BJP State chief Vijayendra, who led a delegation to Nagamangala town in Mandya district which witnessed communal violence during the Ganesh Visarjan procession on Wednesday.
Apart from him, it included Leader of the Opposition (LoP) R. Ashoka, Leader of the Opposition in Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, former Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan and MLC CT Ravi.
The delegations also visited the gutted shops and met the family members of arrested persons.
"Members of the Hindu community and Hindu workers participated peacefully in the procession to immerse the Ganesh idol. But the anti-nationals attacked them and hurled petrol bombs on them. The Hindus were assaulted with talwars, and everything was pre-planned," he alleged.
He further said police were mute spectators while witnessing the violence because of the pressure from the ruling party.
"In Keragodu of Mandya district too, the Hindu religious flag was brought down by the Congress government. There is an anti-Hindu ruling the state and due to their appeasement policy, subversive elements have got the courage, Vijayendra said.
He said that the Mandya district – once known for farmers' movements – has been in news for communal clashes.
"It is unfortunate, and it has only happened because the Congress government supports the anti-nationals who are unleashing violence," he said.
He also appealed to the Chief Minister and state Home Minister G. Parameshwara to compensate the owners whose properties were destroyed in the violence.
52 persons were arrested, and six FIRs have been registered in connection with the incident.
Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will also visit the town on Friday.
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