Congress accuses Gujarat government of pushing state into violence

The Congress on Thursday accused the BJP government in Gujarat of pushing the state into “mindless” violence and arson.

“Entire Gujarat has sunk into lawlessness,” Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala told the media here.

“The army has been called in four towns. Eight innocent people have died and over 1,000 are injured.

“Hundreds have been arrested without warrant. Police not only did brutal lathicharge without provocation but fired on innocents leading to multiple deaths,” he said.

“We condemn this violence in the strongest possible words and appeal to people of Gujarat to maintain peace and harmony,” he said.

Surjewala said the Congress wants to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel “whether this is the real truth of Gujarat model where unemployment, hunger, regionalism, rule the roost on a bed of violence?”

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