Statue vandalism News
State's Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay will head the 5-member committee.
Several incidents of statue vandalism of famous personalities, including Mahatma Gandhi, Syama Prasad Mukherjee, E V Ramasamy Periyar and Vladimir Lenin, have been reported from various parts of the country over the last few months.
The spate of vandalism of statues of iconic leaders and ideologues in different parts of the country has reached Jharkhand`s Giridih, where a statue of the Father of Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, was found decapitated by miscreants on Sunday.
Several incidents of statue vandalism of famous personalities, including Mahatma Gandhi, Syama Prasad Mukherjee, E V Ramasamy Periyar and Vladimir Lenin, have been reported from various parts of the country over the last few months.
Despite strong words by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and clear directives from the Ministry of Home Affairs, there has been no end to the incidents of vandalism of statues of iconic leaders and ideologues. Several incidents of statue vandalism have been reported from various parts of the country over the last few months.
According to police, the statue, which was later restored, is situated on a land which belongs to a hostel. The investigation is underway.
The state police will monitor and ensure the security of the statues of famous personalities in the state, said Arvind Kumar, principal secretary of Home Department.
The incident took place on Friday night. Following the incident, locals staged a protest against and demanded strict action against the culprit.
The Rajasthan Police on Wednesday arrested one person for vandalising the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Jaisalmer.
Taking to microblogging site Twitter, the Congress chief accused the BJP and the RSS of encouraging the “tearing down of Lenin statues in Tripura”.
The sculptor of Periyar has been beheaded by unidentified persons. A case has been registered and the investigation is underway.
Reports suggest that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), following the incident, condemned the act and demanded action. The prove, meanwhile, is underway.
The latest episode of statue defacing and vandalism has emerged from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh. This time Dalit icon BR Ambedkar's statue was damaged.
Another instance of statue vandalism or defacing has cropped up. This time from Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur. A white statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was smeared with red colour on Friday morning.
There have been multiple incidents of statues being vandalised in various parts of the country.
The act is seen as a vengeance after two statues of Lenin and Periyar were vandalised in Tripura soon after BJP toppled the Left Front government in the state elections.
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