The recent case of Non-Gujaratis, especially those hailing from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were allegedly attacked recently, after a native of Bihar was arrested for allegedly raping a 14-month-old girl in Sabarkantha district has taken the Gujarat government under the fire.
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Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, in a scathing attack tweeted that ‘there is no bigger oppressor than poverty’.
ग़रीबी से बड़ी कोई दहशत नहीं है| गुजरात में हो रहे हिंसा की जड़ वहाँ के बंद पड़े कारख़ाने और बेरोज़गारी है|
व्यवस्था और अर्थव्यवस्था दोनो चरमरा रही है|
प्रवासी श्रमिकों को इसका निशाना बनाना पूर्णत ग़लत है| मैं पूरी तरह से इसके ख़िलाफ़ खड़ा रहूँगा| pic.twitter.com/yLabmmZDwk
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 8, 2018
After Gandhi’s tweet, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani in a reply tweeted to Rahul Gandhi that if he thinks that something is wrong then he should take a step rather than tweeting.
Congress first incites violence against Migrants.
Congress President tweets to condemn this violence.
Does the Congress President not have any shame?— Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) October 8, 2018
If the Congress President is against the violence in Gujarat, he needs to take action against its own members who incited violence against the migrants in Gujarat.
Tweeting is not the solution, taking action is! But will he act?— Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) October 8, 2018
We are working hard to ensure trust & confidence among all citizens that they are safe & secure in Gujarat, instead of indulging in blame game.
— Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) October 8, 2018
However, Congress President needs to be ashamed of tweeting this when his own party is inciting violence against migrants.
— Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) October 8, 2018
Speaking on the matter, Deputy Superintendent of Police of Vadodara, Haresh Mewada said, “Labourers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar working in Param Industries and one another company were attacked after a message got viral, which said ‘because of migrant workers, state people do not get work. So, make them move out of the state.”
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He further said that 13 people have been arrested in this regard. “On the basis of an FIR filed by the injured, a case has been registered. Four juvenile accused has been detained while 13 accused have been arrested.”