Violence and extremism unacceptable, says Mamata on Udaipur killing

'Violence and extremism are unacceptable, no matter what! I strongly condemn what happened in Udaipur. As law takes its own course of action, I urge everyone to maintain peace'

Mamata Banerjee
Press Trust of India Kolkata
1 min read Last Updated : Jun 29 2022 | 12:57 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned the killing of a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur and said violence and extremism are unacceptable.

Violence and extremism are unacceptable, no matter what! I strongly condemn what happened in Udaipur. As law takes its own course of action, I urge everyone to maintain peace. Banerjee tweeted.

Two men with a cleaver murdered a tailor In Udaipur and posted videos online on Tuesday that said they are avenging an insult to Islam, triggering stray cases of violence in the historic city, a part of which was placed under curfew.

The men who allegedly carried out the daylight murder posted videos online admitting to the crime and were taken into custody by police.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :Mamata BanerjeeUdaipur rajasthan

First Published: Jun 29 2022 | 12:57 PM IST

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