Digvijaya Singh’s fake pas; politicians hold embers of communal rigidity alive in Madhya Pradesh

Express News Service

BHOPAL: Former chief minister and Congress chief Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday took to Twitter to slam the Sangh Parivar for the communal violence that hit Khargone city in the course of the Ram Navami celebration. However, he scored a self-goal by tweeting a photograph that has nothing to do with the state.

In one in all a collection of tweets, Singh used an image by which a youth may be seen hoisting a saffron flag on a worship place of the Muslim neighborhood.

While suggesting that the image pertained to Khargone, Singh questioned, “is it appropriate to hoist a flag while wielding lathi and sword? Did the Khargone administration allow carrying out a procession with arms? Irrespective of which religion they belong to, will the bulldozer do its job on all the stone-pelters? Don’t forget Shivraj Ji (the MP CM) that you’ve taken the oath of office to run the government neutrally.” 

However, the image tweeted by Singh turned out to be taken exterior MP and the septuagenarian was compelled to delete the controversial tweet.

The tweet, nonetheless, had by then triggered a political controversy within the state. 

Ruling BJP MLA from Huzur (Bhopal) Rameshwar Sharma demanded motion towards Singh. The state house’s minister Narottam Mishra was fast to pay attention to screenshots of Singh’s deleted tweet. 

“It’s not a question of him (Singh) having deleted the tweet, as the screenshot of the tweet had already gone viral before he deleted it. He is constantly misleading people and fomenting a religious frenzy. We’re consulting legal experts, about what appropriate legal action can be initiated against Singh,” the house minister mentioned.

CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, whereas cautioning Singh over such tweets, mentioned “whoever the individual is, it doesn’t matter, but such developments won’t be tolerated. The ex-CM has hatched a conspiracy to fan religious frenzy and push the state into the fire of communal riots, it cannot be tolerated.”

The ex-CM, in the meantime, additionally questioned the bulldozing motion towards the “illegal” properties of “rioters” in Khargone and Sendhwa cities.

“The Indian Constitution grants every citizen the right to practice their own religion. Action by Shivraj Singh Chouhan government on the basis of religion is unconstitutional.”

“I’m principally against any action without serving notice or giving a suitable hearing. Does the country’s constitution have any provision for the present bulldozer culture? But if you’ve to run the bulldozer illegally, then that action shouldn’t discriminate on the basis of religion,” Singh tweeted.

The authorities had bulldozed not less than 52 “illegal properties” of individuals concerned in violence in Khargone and Sendhwa cities on Monday. Sources say comparable actions are more likely to proceed within the coming days.

Reacting to Singh’s tweets questioning bulldozing motion, the MP house minister Narottam Mishra questioned “there were no tweets when Singh and Asaduddin Owaisi’s Shanti Doots (messengers of peace) were pelting stones on Ram Navami processions. Tweets are being done only when action is being taken against stone pelters. The bulldozing action which started on Monday will continue,” Mishra mentioned