ATTACK ON OF DURGA MATA IMMERSION PROCESSION IN BHAINSA, A.P.

Adilabad,14/4(Visakeo)- In the Bhainsa town of Adilabad District of Andhra Pradesh, Muslims made a planned attack on the Durga Mata idol immersion procession. In this attack sixty one shops were gutted, five houses were burnt, nine two-wheelers and four trucks carrying cotton were burnt. Motor cycle belonging to the Municipal chairman was also burnt. Two-wheelers belonging to the reporters of dailies Eenadu and Andhra Bhoomi were also burnt. An attack was made on the house of Shri Ramdas a functionary of Hindu Vahini to kill him by taking revolver from the mosque. Shri Ramdas was not there in the house at that time. Fired bullets were found on the doors of the house. Due to the alarm made by the women in the house they ran away from the scene. Since Shri Ramdas was not in the house, his life was saved.
Sixteen shops were burgled and after stealing the maximum available, they ran away. Rice, oil tins and computers were stolen away right in front of the spectators. It was reported that attacks were made on the houses of the Police nearby. Ten rounds were fired on a house at the Panjesha Chowk. When these were going on, Police remained mute spectators. Only fifteen police personnel were there. Before the Police force came from Hyderabad and other places, damage already occurred.
Why did the attacks take place? It was Friday a day when Muslims offer prayers. By 1.00 p.m. prayers were to end. That day Durga Mata idol immersion was to take place. At 3.00 p.m. procession was going on in front of the Mosque. On a day like this when devotion rendered songs were being played with enthusiasm during procession, it was a very natural thing for sprinkling of bukka roses around. Under the pretext that these bukka roses were sprinkled on the walls of the Mosque and on the Muslims nearby, attacks were started. Firstly, stone pelting started from the minars of the Mosque and the procession got scattered. One Shri N.R. Bhutan said to be an immigrant from Bihar working as a color painter and Shri Bola after completion of Durga Puja for nine days joined the procession. When they were trying to protect the idol from the stone pelting, muslim miscreants came from the Mosque and stabbed the elder brother Shri Butan. The younger brother was also stabbed and seeing the stab wounds they left him thinking him dead. He is now taking treatment from the hospital. Shri Butan who died had three small children all daughters, namely Kushba, Ragini and Vaishnavi. What sin have they committed?.

In these incidents, three constables and Sub Inspector were injured. Shri Shafullah M.I.M. president led these attacks. How the stones, knives and crowbars came inside the Mosque? One can understand how grave the situation is when we hear that revolvers and guns were used.

During 1998 Vinayak Immersion procession also such incidents took place and this is known to all. One Shri Ajam belonging to Deendar Anjuman and Simi have contacts in this town. Such being the case, it is surprising that only 15 constables are stationed there. Some Muslims and Hindus were held.
One Hindu and two Muslims died in the incidents. Shri Kishan Reddy BJP MLA who went there with members demanded the Government to order a comprehensive enquiry into the entire episode.