Banna asks BJP not to communalise the issue 

Ranchi, August 29: Congress legislator and Health minister Banna Gupta asked BJP leaders to refrain from doing communal politics over the issue and  said, “It is a very sensitive issue and our government is serious on bringing justice to the family of the victim. There should not be politics over this. Speedy trial of the case will be ensured .” The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) accused the BJP leaders of trying to do “communal politics” over the incident and said the state government also wants stringent punishment for the culprit.

JMM spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya said, “Dumka incident is condemnable. The BJP should refrain from doing communal politics over it. The government also wants trial of the accused in a fast track court.”

Raghubar Das, who is also the BJP national vice president had said, “A woman was burnt to death but the chief minister is maintaining silence. Isn’t it a politics of appeasement? We have seen Nadeem (Ansari), an accused in the Ranchi violence, was sent to Delhi in an air ambulance for better treatment at the government cost, while the 19-year-old woman with burn injuries was not looked after properly.”