BJP on Monday attacked the Congress government in Rajasthan for the riots in Bharatpur alleging the State administration had failed to protect the rights of the minorities as all the victims were Muslims.
A delegation of BJP MPs, led by spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain, visited Gopalgarh in Bharatpur where a clash had taken place between the Meo Muslims and Gujjars on September 14. The BJP leaders met members of both the communities to find the reasons for the clash and study the ground situation.
“A secular riot has taken place in the rule of a self—proclaimed secular party. 219 rounds were fired during the riots and eight people were killed while eight more are missing. 23 people were injured. Of the eight dead bodies, three were retrieved from a well and were charred,” Mr. Hussain told reporters after returning here.
BJP has charged that the Ashok Gehlot-led government in Rajasthan failed to save the lives of minorities. All the eight people killed and the other eight who are missing belong to the minority community.
“This was not a communal riot. The Congress government is trying to give it a communal colour. An altercation between an Imam and another person had led to tensions. While this was being sorted out, a clash occurred between the minority community and the police,” Mr. Hussain said.
He wanted to know why Rahul Gandhi had not visited the riot affected area.
“The Congress rajkumar has the time to go to Bhatta Parsaul but no time to go to Rajasthan where his party is in power,” Mr. Hussain said.
