Attack on Muslim by gau rakshaks did not take place: Naqvi
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that the incident of lynching a Muslim man by 'gau rakshaks' over beef issue has not taken place, as reported by the media. "It is a very sensitive issue. From this, there should be no indication or message that we are supporting such incidents," he added.
Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, responding to the Alwar gau rakshak attack, said that no such incident, as was reported by the media, took place. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's statement came as the Opposition raised the issue of Alwar lynching in the House. Congress leader Madhusudan Mistry said law and order has collapsed in Rajasthan. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi then spoke on the issue and said, "It is a very sensitive issue. From this, there should be no indication or message that we are supporting such incidents". The minister then went on to say that "the kind of incident that is being talked about never took place on ground". Jis tarah ki ghatna pesh ki ja rahi hai, aisi koi ghatna zameen par nahi hui hai: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in RS on Rajasthan's Alwar incident pic.twitter.com/ZqrUBwdwP1The Union minister said the Vasundhara Raje-led Rajasthan government has denied the news report being cited. Amid uproar in Rajya Sabha, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said, "I am extremely sorry that the minister is so ill-informed. Even the New York Times knows and the minister doesn't know".I am extremely sorry that the minister is so ill-informed. Even the New York Times knows and the minister doesn't know: Ghulam Nabi Azad pic.twitter.com/dYazdhNkrHCongress vice-president Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to condemn the Alwar incident and said, "When government abdicates responsibility and allows lynch mobs to rule, tragedies of immense proportion follow. Shocking breakdown of law and order in Alwar". THE INCIDENTA Muslim man, Pehlu Khan, was beaten up by alleged cow vigilantes in Rajasthan's Alwar district and succumbed to his wounds on Monday night.