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Kasganj violence: 'Such minor incidents happen often,' says UP minister Satyadev Pachauri

Stoking a potential controversy, Uttar Pradesh minister Satyadev Pachauri on Saturday termed the violence in Kasganj a "minor incident".

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|Feb 04, 2018, 10:26:09 IST
Kanpur: Stoking a potential controversy, Uttar Pradesh minister Satyadev Pachauri on Saturday termed the violence in Kasganj a "minor incident".[caption id="attachment_4325603" align="alignleft" width="380"]Kasganj. Representational image. PTI

Representational image. PTI[/caption]"Such minor incidents happen often... everywhere. There is no need to pay much heed," he told the media when asked about the clashes that erupted on Republic Day in the town.One person was killed in a mob attack on a motorcycle rally taken out to celebrate Republic Day in Kasganj.The killing of Chandan Gupta had led to a spiral of violence in the town in which at least three shops, two buses and a car were torched.Pachauri, the Uttar Pradesh minister for Khadi, Village Industries and Textile, held district authorities responsible for the incident."Officials should have taken strict steps to check lawbreakers before the situation took a turn for the worse," he said.

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First Published:Feb 04, 2018, 10:26:09 IST
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