Madhya Pradesh: New law against stone pelters to include auctioning offenders’ properties, says CM Shivraj Chouhan

New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said that the state will be framing a law against stone-pelting.

Shivraj Singh said this while addressing the media in Bhopal.

He said that stone-pelters are enemies of society and whoever they are their properties would be auctioned to compensate for losses.

His statement comes in the wake of recent incidents of stone-pelting which occurred during rallies called by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to fetch donations for the construction of the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. The rallies passed through Muslim-dominated areas of Ujjain and Indore, causing much disaffection.

पत्थरबाजी कोई साधारण अपराध नहीं है, इससे किसी की जान भी जा सकती है।

कई बार उत्पाती सार्वजनिक और निजी संपत्ति को भी नुकसान पहुंचाते हैं।

ऐसे अपराधियों को सख्त सजा के साथ-साथ उनके द्वारा किये गये नुकसान की भरपाई भी की जायेगी। हम इस पर कड़ा कानून बना रहे हैं। pic.twitter.com/jkphLX86Qq

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) January 3, 2021

On December 25 and December 29, clashes broke out in Ujjain’s Begum Bagh and Indore’s Chandan Kheri (60 kms from Indore) where stones were hurled from both sides during clashes, causing damage to public property and life.

After the incident, a total of 18 people were arrested in Ujjain while the National Security Act was invoked against ten people. In Indore’s Chandan Kheri, 27 villagers have been arrested and were sent to jail for pelting stones.

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#MadhyaPradesh | I have decided that I will not get vaccinated for now, first it should be administered to others. My turn should come afterwards, we have to work to ensure that priority groups are administered with the vaccine
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