[AISF] Orissa CM Statement in Orissa Assembly : RSS involved in Kandhamal riot

Dear Friends,

In his written reply to the question raised by CPI MLA Shri Adikanda Sethy, Orissa Chief Minister admits in the Legislative Assembly that Sangh Parivar was involved in the Kandhamal riot. Please see the question and reply along with a news item circulated by PTI.

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Dhirendra

23.11.2009

Kandhamal Riot

UD – 581-Shri Adikanda Sethy, MLA –

Will the Chief Minister reply, please?

(a) Will you mention the name of the organizations involved in the Kandhamal riot? How many workers of Vishwa Hindu Parisad and Bajranga Dal were arrested for it?

(b) Will you mention the areas where the houses were burnt or destroyed during Kandhamal riot and how many persons are in jail as of now ?

Reply

Shri Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister -

(a) It was revealed from the enquiry of the cases related Kandhamal riot as lodged (police stations) that RSS/VHP/Bajranga Dal workers were involved in the riot. Because of their involvement in Kandhamal riot, 85 persons of RSS, 321 persons of Vishwa Hindu Parisad and 118 persons of Bajranga Dal were arrested.

(b) Areas under the Phulbani Town, Gochhapada, Khajuripada, Phulbani Sadar, Tikabali, G.Udayagiri, Raikia, Phiringia,Sarangagarh, Baliguda, Tumudibandha, Kotagarh and Daringibadi police stations the houses were burnt or destroyed and 27 persons involved in the riot are in jail till now.


Sangh parivar activists involved in Kandhamal riot: Naveen
Updated on Monday, November 23, 2009, 21:53 IST
Bhubaneswar: Members of the Sangh parivar were involved in the communal violence in Kandhamal which claimed at least 38 lives besides causing damage to 4640 houses, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Monday.

"It is learnt from investigation into the riot cases that the members of RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal were involved in the violence that took place last year," Patnaik told the Assembly while replying to a question by a CPI member.

Sangh Parivar activists were arrested in this connection. Of them 85 were of the RSS and 321 members of VHP were rounded up on charge of riot. The number of Bajrang Dal workers arrested on charge of violence was 118, he said.

At least 27 persons allegedly involved in the riots were still in jails, the Chief Minister said.

He said house damage and house burning incidents were reported from at least 13 police station areas in Kandhamal.

To another question, Patnaik said the commission of inquiry probing the violence in Kandhamal after the killing of VHP leader Laxamananda Saraswati had so far received affidavits of 383 persons and examined at least 34 government officials.

- PTI