Torching incident flayed

The local units of the Congress, the Samajwadi Party, CPI and Samata Party have also condemned the incident and accused the BJP government of having failed to control the law and order situation in the country. Congress spokesman Sunil Parti said the prime minister was only providing lip service and had taken no action to arrest the Bajrang Dal activists. Local unit president of Samajwadi Party, Shivi Jaiswal, sought a ban on the Bajrang Dal and VHP, whom he blamed for the violent incidents.

In another release, local unit secretary of CPI, S L Bansal, said it was a result of the inability and mishandling on the part of the Union government. Local unit president of Samata Party, R.S. Dhaliwal, said that after the incident, the minorities were not feeling secure in the nation.