Amid caste conflict in region, black flags to greet Akhilesh
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Varanasi: As caste conflict raises its head in the wake of incident related to Bhagwat 'katha vachaks' in Etawah, some Brahmin groups are threatening to show black flags to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh when he comes there to open his party office-cum-residence in Azamgarh on Thursday.
Vishwa Hindu Mahasabha's Harivansh Mishra said the SP supremo was capable of calling both groups in Etawah and resolving their issues, but unfortunately, he chose politics instead of remembering how leaders like late Janeshwar Mishra contributed to the rise of SP. He said that due to the role of the SP chief in this episode, Brahmins were going to display black flags at their homes on Thursday when Akhilesh arrived in Azamgarh.
In another development, a group of members of Scheduled Caste allegedly constructed a wall on the route leading to the temple of Lord Hanuman in Chandapur village. As the priest of the temple locked the 200 years old temple and warned to halt prayers till the wall was removed, a large number of Bajrang Dal activists and villagers set up a front. In response, the SC group reached district headquarters to meet officials to ensure the wall was not removed.
In view of the tense situation in the village, PAC and RAF forces were rushed in and remained deployed even on Tuesday.
Varanasi police commissioner Mohit Agrawal said both groups failed to resolve the issue. The district magistrate formed a committee to check the status of the land of the temple and road in revenue records and till the time the committee filed investigation report, both groups were directed to maintain status quo.
Agrawal said forces would remain deployed till the issue was resolved.
Before the administration and police could douse the flames of this dispute, another attempt to fan caste clashes was made in Chandapur on Jun 29, when a local, Ramkishan, called Cholapur police station in charge and claimed that some Brahmins in the village were vandalising an Ambedkar statue. To investigate the matter, sub-inspector Abhijit Singh, reached the spot and found the statue undisturbed.
FIR was lodged against the caller on charges of attempting to incite a clash between Brahmins and SC members.
Jaunpur police also had to rush to Takha Purab village under Shahganj police station area on Monday when some anti-social elements vandalised an Ambedkar statue, to pacify locals.
In Azamgarh, where SP leaders are busy preparing for grand opening of the new residence of party chief
Akhilesh Yadav
, many groups reached district headquarters demanding action against those making derogatory remarks against Brahmins, especially women.
On Tuesday, office-bearers and workers of Akhil Bharatvarshiya Brahmin Mahasabha reached district headquarters with their demand for immediate arrest of four accused of provoking emotions on caste lines and targeting Brahmins and their women. The organisation's national vice president Subhash Chandra Tiwari, district president Abhishek Pandey and other office-bearers said the Etawah incident was a matter of concern and though administration was taking action, the issue had been politicised.
They said neither all Brahmins, nor all Yadavs indulged in disturbing harmony, hence all responsible leaders and persons should ensure that social unity was not disturbed. They submitted a memorandum demanding strict action against those trying to create disharmony on caste lines.
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