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  • MP: Curfew comfy for small durations in Khargone, best ladies allowed to step out

    By means of PTI

    KHARGONE: Curfew was once comfy for 2 durations of 2 hours on Thursday in violence-hit Khargone town of Madhya Pradesh with police announcing that alleged position of the Common Entrance of India (PFI) in Sunday’s rise up could be investigated.

    Simplest ladies had been allowed to step out to shop for very important commodities from 10 am to twelve midday and from 3 pm to five pm. Curfew was once comfy after 3 days.

    As many as 144 folks had been arrested in reference to the violence up to now.

    Alleged involvement of the PFI and investment of the communal violence will likely be investigated, newly appointed Superintendent of Police Rohit Kashwani advised journalists. He was once replying to a query about allegations that the outfit might be in the back of the violence.

    Kashwani took price as SP on Thursday as his predecessor Siddharth Choudhary is on depart after maintaining an harm right through the violence. “To this point, 144 folks had been arrested and 41 felony instances had been registered,” the brand new SP mentioned.

    Curfew was once clamped in Khargone on Sunday night following incidents of arson and stone-pelting right through Ram Navami celebrations. “The location is below keep an eye on. Simplest ladies had been allowed to step out of houses and purchase very important stuff right through curfew relaxations,” district collector Anugrah P advised journalists.

    Simplest milk, vegetable, clinical and grocery shops had been allowed to open right through the curfew leisure length, she added.

    The BJP executive within the state has constituted a two-member claims tribunal to get better damages from the ones concerned within the communal violence in Khargone.

    Madhya Pradesh Leader Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday warned that his executive won’t spare somebody discovered indulging in riots, and in addition justified the demolition of ‘unlawful buildings’ belonging to these allegedly concerned within the violence in Khargone.

    “The homes of individuals belonging to the Scheduled Caste neighborhood had been set ablaze (via the rioters in Khargone). Why mustn’t motion be taken in opposition to such folks?” Chouhan requested right through a gathering in Mhow the city the place he paid tributes to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 131st beginning anniversary.

    Ambedkar was once born in Mhow. “Some persons are conspiring to unfold riots within the state. They wish to set the state on fireplace. I attraction to folks to care for peace and cohesion. No person will have to fear about their safety and honour, but when any person indulges in riots, then `Mama’ (as Chouhan is popularly referred to as) won’t spare them. The strict motion in opposition to rioters will proceed,” the executive minister mentioned.

    He additionally confident that the homes torched via the rioters will likely be reconstructed.

  • Would possibly not spare rioters; stern motion in opposition to them will proceed: Chouhan on Khargone violence

    Via PTI

    MHOW/BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Leader Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday warned that his govt is not going to spare someone discovered indulging in riots and in addition justified the demolition of ‘unlawful constructions’ belonging to these allegedly concerned within the contemporary violence in Khargone.

    Curfew was once clamped in Khargone on Sunday night time following incidents of arson and stone-pelting all the way through Ram Navami celebrations. Police have to this point arrested 121 folks in reference to the violence.

    “The homes of individuals belonging to the SC group had been set ablaze (via the rioters in Khargone). Why mustn’t motion be taken in opposition to such folks?” Chouhan requested whilst addressing a gathering in Mhow the town the place he paid tributes to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 131st start anniversary. Ambedkar was once born in Mhow.

    “Some persons are conspiring to unfold riots within the state. They wish to set the state on fireplace. I enchantment to folks to care for peace and team spirit. No person must trouble about their safety and honour, but when anyone indulges in riots, then Mama (as Chouhan is popularly known as) is not going to spare. The strict motion in opposition to rioters will proceed,” the manager minister stated.

    Chouhan additionally criticised senior Congress chief and previous leader minister Digvijaya Singh for posting false photos on social media.

    Police have registered FIRs in opposition to Singh for allegedly selling spiritual enmity after he tweeted an image of a mosque in any other state whilst commenting on communal violence at Khargone.

    Asking folks to rejoice all gala’s, together with Hanuman Jayanti, Just right Friday and Eid, with enthusiasm and team spirit, Chouhan stated, “My govt is with all of you.”

    Chouhan confident that the homes torched via the rioters might be re-constructed via his govt, however those that set them on fireplace is probably not spared.

    In keeping with him, his govt has freed 21,000 acres of land from mafias the usage of bulldozers. “This land might be dispensed a number of the deficient,” he introduced.

    Praising Top Minister Narendra Modi, Chouhan stated that he has advanced 5 puts related to Dr Ambedkar as ‘Panch Teerth’.

    “Lately, I’ve determined to incorporate those Panch Teerths – Mhow, Nagpur (Deeksha Bhoomi), Delhi, Mumbai and London – additionally within the MukhyaMantri Teerth Darshan Yojana,” he added.

    The CM slammed AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi for his grievance over the violence in Madhya Pradesh, and requested him to discuss with the state to peer for himself that every one are protected and protected within the state without reference to their caste and faith. “Right here, if motion is taken, then it’ll be in opposition to the ones indulging in wrongdoings,” Chouhan stated.

  • Congress claims BJP ‘backed’ communal violence in Madhya Pradesh

    Through PTI

    BHOPAL: Congress on Wednesday alleged that the ruling BJP “backed” the new communal violence witnessed in portions of Madhya Pradesh, and the statements of the Leader Minister and House Minister weren’t useful for the upkeep of peace.

    In a memorandum submitted to the state Director Common of Police right here, the opposition birthday party additionally alleged that the homes of the ones allegedly concerned about violence had been being pulled down with out following due process.

    The BJP used to be working a parallel regulation and order equipment in Madhya Pradesh, it claimed.

    The ruling birthday party has been “misusing the ability” and “backed the communal violence in Raisen, Ratlam, Khargone and Sendhwa,” Congress alleged.

    Whilst violence used to be reported in Raisen and Ratlam a couple of weeks in the past, bother broke out at Khargone and Sendhwa right through Ram Navami celebrations on Sunday.

    House Minister Narottam Mishra’s “inciting” statements had been exacerbating communal tensions, Congress claimed.

    Congress legislator Arif Masood, who used to be a part of the delegation which met the DGP, stated there have been circumstances the place some dispute broke out at night time and the management began demolishing the homes (of alleged miscreants) the following morning “at the foundation of a listing despatched by way of the BJP place of work and with out ascertaining who had been in fact concerned.”

    “I do not believe the statements of leader minister (Shivraj Singh Chouhan) and residential minister (Mishra) are serving to determine peace…The demolition within the title of encroachment will have to be stopped,” the MLA stated.

    Former state Congress president Arun Yadav, who led the delegation, claimed the regulation and order state of affairs had deteriorated and intelligence failure used to be resulting in incidents of violence.

    Congress’ memorandum additionally identified that no First Knowledge Document used to be registered when senior BJP chief and previous leader minister Uma Bharti used to be noticed, in a video, pelting stones at a liquor store in Bhopal right through an agitation.

    Curfew used to be clamped in all the Khargone town on Sunday after stone pelting right through a Ram Navami procession brought about arson. At the similar day, stones had been allegedly pelted at Ram Navami procession in Sendhwa the town too.

  • Haunted through Ram Navami communal violence and their burnt homes, households shift to more secure puts in rebel hit Khargone

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    BHOPAL: Haunted through an evening of horrific communal violence and fearing contemporary violence within the coming days, some households have reportedly left their houses in Khargone the city of Madhya Pradesh to shift to more secure puts in the similar curfew-hit the city or else shifted outdoor the city to relations’ puts in villages in the similar district.

    The households who’ve left their houses resided in communally-sensitive spaces together with Sanjay Nagar, Gaushala Highway, Sarafa Bazar-Baniawadi, Bhavsar Mohalla and Pathanwadi.

    A circle of relatives of day-to-day wagers led through Parvati Bai resides in a makeshift safe haven organized through some other folks identified to them in some other a part of Khargone the city after their space used to be attacked and burnt within the worst-hit Sanjay Nagar locality. “We are homeless now, neither have we our position to are living nor the rest right kind to consume. Even our animals-livestock are with none fodder. We enchantment to the federal government to save lots of us from death of starvation,” stated Parvati Bai with tears in her eyes.

    Aged girl, Ranjana Bhavsar and family reside with relations now after a horrific April 10-11 night time of their space in Bhavsar Mohalla.

    “It began at round 8 pm on Ram Navami on April 10 and persisted all over the night time. The endless crowd of rioters attacked homes with petrol bombs and stones and sounds of gunshots too have been heard. They broken the wall of our space with stones and petrol bombs. We remained locked from inside of praying for protection to god. The rioters dared my son to return out of the home and face them if he belonged to our faith, however we stopped him from going out. It persisted for round 3 hours and the police have been nowhere to be noticed, in spite of repeated telephone calls. We by no means idea we might live on all of the night time earlier than in any case, police in power rushed within the wee hours,” Ranjana stated in a shuddering voice.

    Some other resident of Bhavsar Mohalla locality, Vishal Bhavsar hasn’t left his space and needs to stick again. “Sure the location used to be in point of fact dangerous for an afternoon and a part, however with the huge police presence now, the location is heading against normalcy. Now we have suffered monumental subject matter loss, however because of the police motion now towards the rioters, we are able to stick again.”

    However a newspaper hawker who lived on hire with six months pregnant spouse and previous mom is not able to go back quickly to the minority group ruled Pathanwadi locality, the place he has been residing on hire at the flooring flooring in the home of a Muslim guy Azam Bhai since over twenty years.

    “We stayed all of the night time shivering with concern of being focused through the rioters, who searched from one space to some other, for our group other folks, however our landlord Azam Bhai ensured our protection. We are alive lately because of his improve, in spite of other folks from his group baying for the blood of our other folks. On April 11 morning, we left for my maternal aunt’s position in Gogawan village, 15 km from Khargone the city and can keep there simplest in close to long term,” the newspaper hawker stated when it comes to his title now not being revealed within the information.

    Within the worst-hit Sanjay Nagar locality, for electrician Manish Gupta, the Ram Navami night time communal violence revived the recollections of the Dussehra communal violence of 2015 when riots have been prompted through an assault on a Dussehra procession.

    “My bike parked outdoor the home used to be set ablaze through rioters, however we remained secure, because the police had acted and regulated the location inside of 2-3 hours at the moment. However the violence this time used to be past creativeness and the way through which petrol bombs flew around the the city, it looked to be preplanned. At round 5 pm, I got here to understand in regards to the Ram Navami procession having been attacked within the Talab Chowk house, which is simply 1.5 km from our space. I straight away left my space within the Sanjay Nagar house with my oldsters, mom in legislation, sister in legislation, spouse and two daughters and shifted to my paternal space within the adjacent Motipura house, which is ruled through our group. The following morning after I returned to my space in Sanjay Nagar, it used to be completely burnt and the whole thing inside of used to be gutted. Even the metal utensils have been mendacity outdoor the burnt space,” Gupta stated.

    Even the minority group contributors reside in concern in some spaces. A center-aged guy Islam has appealed to the federal government to compensate his and his brother’s circle of relatives for his or her retail outlets which were burnt in Bhatwari Mohalla with reference to Sarafa Bazar. “The rioters have been from different puts and focused retail outlets and homes of our group. We enchantment to the federal government to compensate us for losses as though anyone does the crime, however anyone else is stuck,” Islam stated.

    When requested through the scribes in curfew clamped Khargone the city on Tuesday about reviews of many households leaving their houses and retail outlets in the back of to shift to more secure puts in Khargone district and outdoor, the IG-Indore Zone Rakesh Gupta stated “all such issues are underneath investigation and everybody’s protection will probably be ensured.”

    The SDM-Khargone Milind Dhoke, in the meantime, clarified that only a few households whose homes have been burnt throughout the communal violence have shifted to more secure puts/relations’ homes and now not left their homes in the back of completely.

  • Communal violence throughout Ram Navami processions in two districts of MP, curfew imposed

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    BHOPAL: Communal stress gripped a number of spaces of Khargone the town of Khargone district and Sendhwa the town of Barwani district in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, following assaults throughout Ram Navami processions on Sunday.

    Round 8 to 10 individuals, together with 5 police officers, had been injured in Khargone the town in Khargone district. Whilst 5 to seven folks, together with two police officers, had been harm throughout the violence within the adjacent Barwani district’s Sendhwa the town.

    Whilst prohibitory orders underneath Segment 144 CrPc were imposed in all of the Khargone the town, a curfew has been imposed in some badly hit localities of Khargone the town, together with Talab Chowk, Motipura, Sanjay Nagar, Tabadi Chowk and Gaushala Marg.

    The primary incident took place within the minority neighborhood Talab Chowk house of Khargone the town simply when the Ram Navami procession was once about to move thru that communally delicate house. Stones had been pelted on the procession by means of a mob of the ones opposing enjoying loud DJ tune throughout the procession.

    Studying of the incident, a violent face-off broke between the 2 communities from Gaushala Marg, Tabadi Chowk, Sanjay Nagar and Motipura spaces of Khargone. With police workforce in Khargone now not being in ok numbers, police officers from adjacent districts had been later pressed into motion in Khargone.

    In step with unconfirmed experiences, a spot of worship was once vandalised between Talab Chowk and Gaushala Marg, whilst rioters additionally set a area on fireplace. Round 8 to 10 individuals, together with 5 police officers, amongst them SP Khargone Siddharth Chaudhary, SDOP and native police inspector had been additionally harm throughout the incident. “Curfew has been imposed in lots of spaces of Khargone the town and may well be prolonged to different spaces if the placement does not support,” native SDM SS Mujalde stated.

    In adjacent Barwani district’s communally delicate Sendhwa the town, a identical assault at the Ram Navami procession was once reported in Idgah-Jogwara Street house, when a procession of the tribals was once at the manner from Bargaon village to enroll in the primary Ram Navami procession in Sendhwa the town. As in keeping with unconfirmed experiences, later a spot of worship was once vandalised in Mausam Chowk locality.

    Incidents of the face-off between the 2 communities had been due to this fact reported from different spaces, together with Jai Hind Chowk and Kranti Chowk. Round seven folks, together with two police officers, amongst them, the inspector of the native police station was once harm.

    Swinging into motion, the Barwani district collector Shivraj Singh Verma and SP Dipak Shukla at the side of ok pressure later ensured that the primary Ram Navami procession took place peacefully in primary Sendhwa the town.

    In step with Barwani district collector Shivraj Singh Verma, the placement is completely underneath keep watch over in Sendhwa the town.

  • Madhya Pradesh: Protesters together with journalist pressured to strip all the way down to undergarments within lock-up, pictures pass viral

    Through PTI

    SIDHI: A journalist and a couple of activists who have been protesting in opposition to the arrest of an artist have been detained and compelled to strip all the way down to their undergarments whilst in police custody in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district.

    After the pictures of the detained individuals in lingerie went viral on social media, two native police officers have been transferred, a senior police reliable mentioned on Thursday.

    A neighborhood journalist and a few activists have been protesting “in unauthorised approach” in entrance of the Kotwali police station right here in opposition to the arrest of Neeraj Kunder, director of Indravati Drama Faculty, on April 2.

    Kunder were arrested for allegedly posting defamatory posts on Fb the usage of a false identification in opposition to native BJP MLA Kedar Nath Shukla and his son Gurudutt Sharan Shukla, mentioned Kotwali police station in-charge Manoj Soni.

    A gaggle of activists at the side of native “YouTube journalist” Kanishk Tiwari staged a protest in entrance of the Kotwali police station, shouting slogans in opposition to MLA Shukla and Leader Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

    In step with police officer Soni, they have been detained for protesting with out permission and disrupting peace, and launched on April 3.

    However on Thursday, the pictures of the protestors of their lingerie went viral.

    Requested concerning the viral images, Soni mentioned they have been requested to strip down to lingerie as a result of infrequently other folks grasp themselves in custody the usage of their garments and this used to be a safety measure.

    After the pictures appearing the protesters getting humiliated on this method led to outrage, Soni and sub-inspector Abhishek Singh have been `line-attached’ (shunted out from box accountability) at the leader minister’s order for leaking the images, mentioned a senior police reliable.

    Congress chief Ajay Singh, in a remark, condemned the remedy meted out to journalist Kanishk Tiwari.

    “This behaviour of the police officers with a journalist now not simplest displays terror of police, but additionally the BJP executive’s perspective against the media fraternity and its considering,” he mentioned, terming the incident as a right away assault on “democracy’s fourth property”.

  • Guy thrashed for ‘wearing moustache’ in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore

    Through PTI

    INDORE: A 30-year-old guy used to be allegedly abused and thrashed for wearing a moustache in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, police stated on Wednesday.

    The person, Ravi Tirodia (30), lodged a grievance at Malharganj police station in reference to the incident that took place past due on Tuesday night time, a police officer stated.

    The accused within the case, Bunty Godha, his brother Naveen Godha and an companion Tarachand alias Bam, have been agitated over Tirodia’s moustache, and used abusive phrases in opposition to him, the policeman stated quoting the grievance.

    When Tirodia adversarial the abused hurled at him, one of the vital accused thrashed him with a stick, he stated.

    “When Tirodia raised an alarm, two of his brothers reached the spot and intervened, following which the accused fled after threatening the sufferer,” officer stated.

    He stated that the police is investigating the topic intimately and the accused have no longer been arrested to this point.

  • Madhya Pradesh Congress comes to a decision to combat 2023 Meeting polls beneath Kamal Nath’s management

    Through PTI

    BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders on Monday unanimously made up our minds to contest the 2023 Meeting polls within the state beneath the management of former leader minister Kamal Nath.

    All senior Congress leaders unanimously informed Nath he has to steer the birthday party within the 2023 Meeting elections and they all are dedicated with complete vigor to combat the polls and to shape the federal government in his management, a state Congress commentary stated.

    The verdict, by the way, was once taken in a gathering chaired through Nath at his place of abode.

    In a tweet in Hindi, former Union minister and ex-state Congress president Arun Yadav stated the 2023 polls might be fought towards BJP misrule beneath the management of Rahul Gandhi and Kamal Nath.

    Later speaking to newshounds, state Congress media division chairman Jitu Patwari stated the birthday party will contest the 2023 Meeting polls on problems just like the Shivraj Singh Chouhan executive’s misrule, corruption, farm disaster.

    The economic system was once in misery, social team spirit was once affected and early life in addition to farmers had been going through issues, he alleged, including {that a} plan has been chalked out for the Congress to carry agitations beneath Nath on other people’s problems.

    Former MP finance minister Tarun Bhanot stated the monetary situation of the state, which has a debt of over Rs 4 lakh crore, had worsened, whilst worth upward thrust was once distressing other people.

    The Congress will carry consciousness amongst other people on inflation, farmers’ issues and unemployment in a significant manner, Bhanot stated.

    The assembly was once attended through senior birthday party leaders like Digvijaya Singh, Suresh Pachouri, Kantilal Bhuria, Ajay Singh, Arun Yadav, Jitu Patwari and Jaivardhan Singh, amongst others.

  • Chouhan govt’s two-day brainstorming begins at Madhya Pradesh’s Pachmarhi

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    BHOPAL: All over the British colonial technology, the hill station Pachmarhi was once probably the most favoured retreat of the colonial rulers all through summers. The similar hill tourism hotspot of Madhya Pradesh is now the venue for two-days brainstorming by means of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan govt.

    The 2-days brainstorming which began on Saturday resulted in a chain of essential selections, together with the resumption of the Mukyamantri Teerth Darshan Yojana from subsequent month.

    Detailing the verdict to renew the flagship pilgrimage scheme (which was once suspended because of the COVID pandemic), state govt’s professional spokesperson and residential minister Narottam Mishra knowledgeable that scheme could be resumed from subsequent month, beginning with a travel to Kashi (Varanasi).

    “4 trains, together with one boarded by means of the CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and different individuals of the council of ministers will talk over with Kashi, the place but even so pilgrimage to the grand Kashi Vishwanath Dham Hall and sacred bathtub within the Ganga river, the pilgrims may also talk over with Kabirchaura, the important seat of Sant Kabir’s,” Mishra stated.

    Consensus has additionally been reached on together with bus trip for small teams and air trip for pilgrimage to remotest non secular puts within the nation beneath the pilgrimage scheme later.

    On the ongoing brainstorming, it was once additionally made up our minds re-launch the Mukya Mantri Kanya Dan Yojana (neighborhood marriage scheme) in additional complete way. The scheme in its new avtar can have new additions, together with a full-fledged advance annual calendar of district smart main points of the scheme’s program.  

    Additional, the brainstorming meet additionally resolved to re-launch the state govt’s flagship Ladli Lakshami Yojana in a extra broad-based way on the state degree Ladli Lakshami Utsav on Might 2, adopted by means of similar occasions around the state between Might 3 and Might 11. Underneath the re-launched type of the scheme, vocational coaching of Ladlis (beneficiary women) and charter of Ladli Laxmi Golf equipment at village degree could be performed in a targeted way.

    Chaired by means of the CM, the brainstorming meet additionally made up our minds to undertake 0 tolerance in opposition to corruption and pilferage within the public distribution gadget. For making the PDS gadget extra clear and efficient, it was once made up our minds to put in GPS trackers within the PDS cars in addition to make the truthful value stores extra multipurpose, together with provision of offering soaps and hair oils from the similar stores.

    Some of the different essential selections and discussions, the assembly targeted at the get started of the fashion CM Upward thrust Colleges around the state and additional streamlining the fitness and clinical education-health infrastructure within the state.

    A last draft of the brainstorming meet’s consequence shall be out by means of Sunday night.

  • Will raze your houses with a bulldozer, MP CM warns anti-socials, criminals

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    BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Leader Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday warned anti-socials and felony parts that he would run a bulldozer over their houses and raze it to the bottom.

    The act of razing the homes of offenders in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh beneath Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath had reportedly received the BJP, which retained energy there, numerous improve over how it was once coping with regulation and order problems.

    MP Meeting polls are scheduled for overdue 2023. “I will be able to raze your home to the bottom. Mama’s (a time period of endearment utilized by supporters for Chouhan) bulldozer is now out and it is going to now not prevent until all anti-socials are cornered. Prevent troubling the susceptible or go away Madhya Pradesh, I am caution all,” he stated whilst addressing sufferers of violence in Khamaria village in neighbouring Raisen district.

    Chouhan visited Khamaria village to specific grief over the dying of Chandrapura-resident Raju Dhurve, who was once killed in a conflict over a minor factor on March 18-19.

    The incident had left no less than 40 injured. The CM stated atrocities in opposition to the deficient and tribals can be handled strictly, including that he had fulfilled his promise of clearing the state of dacoits.

    “The bulldozer of Chouhan is rolling out throughout MP, be it Seoni, Sheopur, Shahdol or Jaora. Far and wide, homes of anti-social parts can be razed. I guarantee folks from ST communities I’m with them. I’ve directed officers to come back down on unlawful actions closely,” he stated.

    Chouhan gave Rs 5 lakh as ex-gratia cost to Dhurve’s spouse and sanctioned two homes beneath the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for the deceased’s father and brother, together with Rs 2,000 monthly for his 3 youngsters as smartly.

    Chouhan, who stated Dhurve’s spouse can be made a part of a self-employment scheme, planted a mango sapling in his reminiscence.

    At the instance, the CM allotted advantages of various schemes together with Ladli Laxmi, loans beneath Aajivika Challenge and PMAY plus to eligible individuals.

    In the meantime, BJP MLA from Bhopal’s Huzur seat, Rameshwar Sharma submit a hoarding caution the ones eager about crimes in opposition to ladies to be in a position to stand “Mama’s bulldozer”.