Dadri incident is being politicised: Maneka

October 09, 2015 14:38

Union Minister Maneka Gandhi today decried attempts to "politicise" the Dadri lynching incident and attacked Uttar Pradesh government, saying it was attempting to mislead the people.

Condemning the incident where a Muslim man was lynched by a mob over beef eating rumour, the Woman and Child Development Minister said that communal harmony of the country should not be disturbed over any issue.

"Like the President and the Prime Minister have said, communal harmony of the country should not be disturbed over any issue," said Maneka, who is also an animal rights activist.

Targeting the Uttar Pradesh government, she said that the incident was being politicised and that innocent people were being made to suffer.

"UP government is manipulating and I know two youths, the names of whom are being dragged into this. They have nothing to do with the issue. The incompetence of the UP police and UP government's attempts to mislead people is highly condemnable.

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