Nagpur: The curfew under Section 144 has been put in place in Amravati, about 150 km from Nagpur, because bandh calls by political parties to be violent.
Bandh BJP calls in response to Friday’s demonstrations by certain organizations to protest alleged communal flares in Tripura, which resulted in several damaged stores and offices.
On Saturday, the bandh turned around violence after the police received a report to throw stones and damage to the vehicle and shop.
The police trained a horde in an effort to dissolve the crowd, while it was also interesting for everyone to return home.
Hundreds of people, many of them hold the turmeric flag in their hands and raise slogans, come out on the streets in the Rajkamal Chowk area in the East Maharashtra city, which is located about 670 km from the state capital, in the morning.
On Friday, more than eight thousand people had gathered outside the Amravati District Collector’s office to submit a memorandum demanding that atrocity towards the minority community was stopped, officials said.
When people left after filing a memorandum, throwing stones took place in three places between Chitra Chowk and the cotton market with the limit of the Kotwali police station.
On Saturday, the opposition leader Devendra Fadnivis said, “I begged both communities to remain calm and maintain law and order.
All flares up are above something that never happened in Tripura, in fact the police there has released photos that show that There is no damaged place of worship.
But on social media, some people incite residents and cause this excitement.
“According to the report, Kotwali police have so far registered 11 shots under various charges including riots and ten people arrested.
After a small incident from throwing stones from Nanded, Amravati and Malegaon (Nashik), Interior Minister Dilip Walse-Patil made the appeal of a video late at night to refrain from all groups.
“Please maintain Calma I begged all Hindus and Muslims to maintain peace,” Walse-Patil urged, along with other leaders from the Government of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
“I monitored the whole situation with the help of senior police officers and discussed with senior opposition leaders.
All who are guilty will not be sparred, we all have to maintain social harmony and I ask all to work with us.
I ask for the same thing to you Brother to deal with the situation carefully and maintain peace, “he added.