Tense atmosphere across country, PM Modi should address the nation: Ashok Gehlot after Udaipur incident
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Following the brutal murder of a tailor by two men in Udaipur, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that PM Modi should address the nation 'as there is a tense atmosphere in the whole country'.
Following the brutal murder of a tailor by two men in Udaipur, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday condemned the incident and went on to add that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should address the nation 'as there is a tense atmosphere in the whole country'.
Taking to Twitter, Gehlot said, "The incident in Udaipur is very sad and any amount of condemnation is less, it is a matter of great concern. It is very sad and shameful to murder someone like this. I understand that there is also a need to improve the atmosphere. There is an atmosphere of tension in the whole country."
"I have repeatedly urged Modi ji, Amit Shah ji that why don't you address the whole country. Due to some reasons, people in the streets are not able to understand this. In areas where someone's population is less, no matter who they are, they are more worried, there is so much tension amongst themselves," he wrote in a subsequent tweet.
"If we speak something (make an appeal), it makes a difference, if the PM speaks then it makes much more difference. I believe that the PM should address the whole country, appeal that we will not tolerate violence at any cost and ask everyone to live with love and brotherhood, what is the harm in saying this," Gehlot wrote.
Hours after the incident, CM Gehlot condemned the "heinous murder" and appealed people to maintain peace.
A shopkeeper was murdered in broad daylight in Udaipur on Tuesday, sparking tensions in the city. The shopkeeper, named Kanhaiya Lal, was murdered by two men who chopped his head off and later recorded a video admitting to killing the man over a social media post in support of Nupur Sharma.
The police arrested the two accused in Bheem area of Rajsamand district on Tuesday night. The accused were caught while they were trying to flee.
