Senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan has targeted the BJP, amid the ongoing violent protests over the Agneepath scheme. The senior lawyer has tweeted saying that the burning of trains and public property and the violence by the youth is also the result of the lynch mob culture propagated by the BJP. He said that obviously bulldozers will no longer be used. It is reserved only for minorities.
In fact, recently there were protests after Friday prayers in some districts of UP in protest against the controversial remarks made by Nupur Sharma about Prophet Mohammad. During this demonstration, the mob pelted stones and arson in Prayagraj, after which the administration had bulldozers at the house of the main accused of violence, Javed. Pointing to this action, Prashant Bhushan has taunted the BJP.
In another tweet, Prashant Bhushan said that the country is burning because of the Modi government bringing the Agneepath scheme. He said, “Agniveer is getting uncontrollable in anger. It is the result of thoughtless policies which have been brought without discussion. Demonetisation, GST, lockdown, all done like this. This time the anger of the youth is boiling.
Let us tell you that there are violent demonstrations in many states of the country regarding the Agneepath scheme. There is a strong opposition to this scheme in Bihar, Telangana, Haryana, Uttarakhand and UP and there have been reports of violence in many places. The maximum incidents of violence have come to the fore in Bihar where many trains have been set ablaze. The movement of several trains has been disrupted due to incidents of arson and looting. On Friday, the entire train was set ablaze in Lakhisarai, Bihar. Train bogie was also set ablaze in Ballia district of UP. A police station was torched in Aligarh and a police vehicle was also torched.