New Delhi: A day after Congress MLA Shakuntala Khatik received criticism over a video leak, where she was seen inciting a mob in violence hit Madhya Pradesh; the defiant MLA has refuted the charges of inciting violence in Mandsaur.
While speaking to media Khatik said, “"I didn’t instigate the workers. Would they have remained silent, had I asked them to do so?"
Khatik further said that she only told the police officers that they shouldn’t sit in the police station and go ahead to set it on fire, if they can’t ensure women safety.
Though, the video of the Congress MLA showed her purportedly inciting party workers and farmers to torch a police station during the farmers protest. Whereas, a police official was seen requesting the MLA to calm down.
Following the video, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded MLA’s arrest and cornered the Congress asking party vice-president Rahul Gandhi to apologise for the irresponsible behaviour of his party leader.
"Certain Congress elements, who are instigating violence and appealing the mob to set the police station on fire, have been caught on the camera red-handed. It’s unfortunate that just for the sake of votes; the Congress has stooped so low and staged a violent protest. The Congress should answer for this and Rahul Gandhi should apologise for the irresponsible behaviour of his party leader. I request the government to immediately arrest the miscreants and book them under relevant acts to ensure normalcy in MP," BJP leader S. Prakash told media.
(With agency inputs)