NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today said linking lynchings to beef and giving them a communal colour is not always right, amid allegations that these crimes were abetted by Hindutva groups to target Muslims.
Sinha, who has often been in news for his criticism of the Modi Government, also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he “did the right thing” by condemning violence in the name of cow protection and expressed his “fervent hope” that state Governments will take the fittest action.
“To relate lynching to beef and giving it a communal colour is not always right. Lynching represents a very brutal aspect of society. It should be nipped in the bud,” he said.
Giving the example of three cases of lynchings in Jharkhand, he said one was over the suspicion of the victim carrying beef while two others involved an alleged rapist and rumours of child abduction.
He said state Governments should now strengthen their intelligence machinery and put in place a mechanism which is necessary to deal with such crimes. (AGENCIES)
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