Central forces rushed to Maharashtra
With violence spreading to new areas in Maharashtra following the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's (MNS) campaign against north Indians, additional central paramilitary forces were rushed to the state to control the situation on Tuesday.
''The Home Ministry is providing central forces to the state government as requested by it. Rapid Action Force (RAF) units are already positioned in Mumbai,'' a senior MHA official said.
He said the Centre was in ''close and continuous touch'' with the state government.
The Home Ministry has advised Maharashtra to make all necessary arrangements to ensure that peace is maintained all over the state and activities of mischief-mongers are effectively checked, he added.
Violence spread to Nashik where MNS activists attacked fruit vendors hailing from north India. Reports said that Pune, Aurangabad, Nanded, Latur and Amravati too witnessed some trouble.
State-run buses were targeted by the rioters in Pune as eight buses were stoned in three separate places in the city.
In Nashik, 25 MNS activists, including two municipal corporators, were rounded up following attacks on fruit-vendors and pelting of stones.
MNS corporators Sunanda Kharote from Ward No 34 and Vijay Ovhal from Ward No 37, were taken into custody, party corporator Pratap Mehrolia said.
Vehicles were also attacked in Amravati as state transport buses were stoned on the Amravati-Badnera road.
In the line of fire
As a fallout of the vicious campaign by MNS chief Raj Thackeray, north Indians have begun to leave the town. Nashik Police Commissioner S M Saiyad has denied these reports.
Meanwhile, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh said that the Centre should intervene in the Maharashtra issue. The Centre so far has taken no initiative to curb the ongoing spate of violence in the state.
MNS leader Raj Thackeray, the man who started it all, is poised to be arrested along with Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi.
Fearing major eruptions, the state government is keeping a close eye on the law and order situation in the state.
Earlier in the day, a senior police officer visited the area around Raj Thackeray's house to supervise security arrangements. There's been a similar buildup at Abu Azmi's residence in the Colaba area. The MNS chief and Abu Azmi were both charged by the police for inciting violence.
Speaking to NDTV, Abu Azmi said that there would be no riots even if he were arrested, as he has told his party workers to maintain calm. (With PTI inputs)
''The Home Ministry is providing central forces to the state government as requested by it. Rapid Action Force (RAF) units are already positioned in Mumbai,'' a senior MHA official said.
He said the Centre was in ''close and continuous touch'' with the state government.
The Home Ministry has advised Maharashtra to make all necessary arrangements to ensure that peace is maintained all over the state and activities of mischief-mongers are effectively checked, he added.
Violence spread to Nashik where MNS activists attacked fruit vendors hailing from north India. Reports said that Pune, Aurangabad, Nanded, Latur and Amravati too witnessed some trouble.
State-run buses were targeted by the rioters in Pune as eight buses were stoned in three separate places in the city.
In Nashik, 25 MNS activists, including two municipal corporators, were rounded up following attacks on fruit-vendors and pelting of stones.
MNS corporators Sunanda Kharote from Ward No 34 and Vijay Ovhal from Ward No 37, were taken into custody, party corporator Pratap Mehrolia said.
Vehicles were also attacked in Amravati as state transport buses were stoned on the Amravati-Badnera road.
In the line of fire
As a fallout of the vicious campaign by MNS chief Raj Thackeray, north Indians have begun to leave the town. Nashik Police Commissioner S M Saiyad has denied these reports.
Meanwhile, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh said that the Centre should intervene in the Maharashtra issue. The Centre so far has taken no initiative to curb the ongoing spate of violence in the state.
MNS leader Raj Thackeray, the man who started it all, is poised to be arrested along with Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi.
Fearing major eruptions, the state government is keeping a close eye on the law and order situation in the state.
Earlier in the day, a senior police officer visited the area around Raj Thackeray's house to supervise security arrangements. There's been a similar buildup at Abu Azmi's residence in the Colaba area. The MNS chief and Abu Azmi were both charged by the police for inciting violence.
Speaking to NDTV, Abu Azmi said that there would be no riots even if he were arrested, as he has told his party workers to maintain calm. (With PTI inputs)
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