‘Stone pelting threatens peace and tranquillity’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

In Karnataka’s Mandya district, authorities imposed prohibitory orders declared a holiday declared for educational institutions on Thursday following communal clashes that broke out during Ganpati Visarjan, sparked by allegations of stone pelting, as per Karnataka Home Minister G Parmeshwar.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in a post on X said, “The stone pelting that took place at Nagamangala in Mandya district at the time of Ganesha discharge is an act of miscreants which threatens the peace and tranquillity of the society.”
Condemning the communal violence, he said that action will be taken against those who are trying to divide the country on religious grounds, regardless of caste or religion.
Inspector General of Police of South Division, MB Boralingaiah South Division, said, “Prohibitory orders were imposed in Mandya district’s Nagamangala after a group of miscreants set shops on fire, and two police staff were injured.”
Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H D Kumaraswamy took to social media platform ‘X’ to condemn the incident. The Lok Sabha MP representing Mandya district said, “It is the proof of ‘failure of law and order’ in the town that the miscreants of a community deliberately raised a ruckus by targeting the devotees who were walking peacefully in the procession of God Ganapati, throwing stones and slippers on public and policemen, exploding petrol bombs and brandishing swords.”
He blamed failure of local police after thugs of the community allegedly oppressed peacefully protesting devotees demanding protection in front of police station.
(With inputs from ANI)