By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal : The Bharatiya Janata Party ruled Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the State Government is committed to maintaining peace and amity and safeguarding interests of all sections.
In a statement here today, the Chief Minister said that the officers of Indore district have been directed to take strict and impartial action to maintain law and order and to deal firmly with the elements out to disrupt peace.
The Chief Minister has appealed to the people not to lend credence to rumours and foil the designs of those seeking to vitiate the climate of peace and goodwill in the state.
The Chief Minister said that the situation in Indore is fully under control. He said that certain people want to take political advantage out of the situation. Such people can never be well-wishers of the people.
It may be pointed out here that Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee, (MPCC), president Suresh Pachauri while demanding a judicial probe into the violence that occurred during the BJP-VHP sponsored “Bharat Bandh” had charged that the violence was Government-sponsored.
Pachauri taking exception to Chief Minister Chouhan’s statement said it further lends credence to our suspicion. Chouhan, according to Pachauri, had said, “It (violence) was bound to happen after what the Jammu and Kashmir Government did”. ([email protected])