Bulandshahr violence: Oppn unites to attack BJP, says communal unrest being incited before LS polls

Opposition parties Tuesday united to corner the BJP over the Bulandshahr violence with the Congress wondering if this was the "change" Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised while alleging that attempts were being made to instigate communal tension ahead of the polls.

Two persons, including a police inspector, were killed on Monday in mob violence during protests by right-wing activists over alleged incidents of cow slaughter in the Uttar Pradesh town.

Promising to take stern action against those guilty, the state government has ordered an inquiry by a Special Investigation Team (SIT).

Attacking Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Congress leader Kapil Sibal sought a probe, headed by a sitting high court judge, saying an investigation by state agencies cannot to be trusted.

At a press conference here, Sibal said,"Modi before the 2014 elections used to say we will usher in change... But from 2014 till now, we have seen not a change but revenge, not change but fear, not change but hidden corruption, not change but politics over Ram, politics over Hanuman."
His party colleague Manish Tiwari termed the incident "very sad and condemnable", and alleged that "one thing is very clear that attempts are being made to incite communal unrest before the elections."
"It is an inhuman act... Whoever is responsible for the criminal violent act, stern measures should be taken against them," the minority affairs minister said,