BJP’s national executive member and general secretary of the party’s Karnataka unit, C.T. Ravi has blown up a controversy by “tweeting” inflammatory comments on 27 July over the Saharanpur riots in Uttar Pradesh. C.T. Ravi tweeted: “Only the Gujarat model that worked from 2002 in containing their rioting elements can work. Apply across Bharat.” The tweet was subsequently deleted from his Twitter account. A petition was filed by Delhi-based lawyer and activist Shehzad Poonawalla to National Human Rights Commission saying that Rao is using social media to stroke communal passions.
BJP MINISTER SUGGESTS ‘2002 GUJARAT-RIOT MODEL’ FOR ENTIRE INDIA
BJP’s national executive member and general secretary of the party’s Karnataka unit, C.T. Ravi has blown up a controversy by “tweeting” inflammatory comments on 27 July over the Saharanpur riots in Uttar Pradesh.
