NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday assured action will be taken against those found guilty in the Kolhapur incident and appealed to the public to maintain peace and calm.
The erstwhile royal town of Kolhapur in Maharshtra has been tense after protests and a shutdown call was issued by some Hindu organisations over alleged praise to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and the Mysore King Tipu Sultan.
Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, who is also closely monitoring the situation, said, "There is no forgiveness in Maharashtra for those who praise Aurangzeb. Police are also taking action. At the same time, it is our collective responsibility to ensure that the people should also maintain peace, no untoward incident happens anywhere."
Fadnavis has instructed the home department to take strict action against the culprits.
Police had to resort to mild caning and bursting teargas as some mobs resorted to attacking the security forces, pelted stones, overturned some vehicles and forced local shopkeepers to down shutters.
The police were seen chasing the protesters, caning a mob at one spot and later catching and detaining many of the mobsters.
The opposition Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut, MP and Congress leaders have slammed the state government for failing to maintain the law and order in the town, and urged for immediate steps to restore peace there.
Tight police security has been deployed in Kolhapur particularly in some of the sensitive pockets with other forces reportedly kept on alert.
The erstwhile royal town of Kolhapur in Maharshtra has been tense after protests and a shutdown call was issued by some Hindu organisations over alleged praise to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and the Mysore King Tipu Sultan.
Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, who is also closely monitoring the situation, said, "There is no forgiveness in Maharashtra for those who praise Aurangzeb. Police are also taking action. At the same time, it is our collective responsibility to ensure that the people should also maintain peace, no untoward incident happens anywhere."
Fadnavis has instructed the home department to take strict action against the culprits.
Police had to resort to mild caning and bursting teargas as some mobs resorted to attacking the security forces, pelted stones, overturned some vehicles and forced local shopkeepers to down shutters.
The police were seen chasing the protesters, caning a mob at one spot and later catching and detaining many of the mobsters.
The opposition Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut, MP and Congress leaders have slammed the state government for failing to maintain the law and order in the town, and urged for immediate steps to restore peace there.
Tight police security has been deployed in Kolhapur particularly in some of the sensitive pockets with other forces reportedly kept on alert.
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