New Delhi [India], August 12 : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Supremo Mayawati on Tuesday urged the Uttar Pradesh government to act carefully in the dispute over a tomb and temple in Fatehpur district.
She warned against any actions that might cause communal tension and stressed the need to maintain peace and harmony.
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In a post on X, Mayawati wrote, "In the dispute/controversy ongoing in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district regarding the tomb and temple, the government should not allow any community to take any steps that could lead to communal tension there or disrupt mutual brotherhood and harmony. The government must take this matter seriously and, if necessary, take strict measures."
A day earlier, tensions erupted in Fatehpur district in Uttar Pradesh when members of Hindu organisations, including Bajrang Dal, gathered near an old tomb in Abu Nagar, claiming it a temple.
Some members also entered the tomb and started vandalising it, demanding to offer prayers here.
Fatehpur Superintendent of Police said that an FIR was lodged against over 160 miscreants.
SP Fatehpur Anoop Kumar Singh stated that an FIR has been lodged, naming 10-12 individuals, with approximately 150 others remaining unidentified.
Anoop Kumar Singh said, "An FIR has been lodged in which 10-12 people have been named and around 150 are unidentified. They will be identified through the photography and videography done at the time of the incident and will be arrested... The police force is deployed here, and the situation is peaceful."
He further said that the mob was dispersed, and the saffron flags installed by the protestors were removed.
He said, "We had deployed Police force and made preparations. Some people had picked up stones and canes, but there were no weapons. Everyone has left the location. Action will be taken against all those people who took the law into their own hands. We have got information about it (Hindu flags installed on the monument by protestors). There is no flag located there now."
"The people from both sides have dispersed, and the situation is normal. Police teams from 10 police stations are deployed here, one company of PAC and the local administration are also present," the SP said.
District Magistrate Ravindra Singh said that the situation is under control.