The Dalit leaders made up their minds that they would forcibly enter into the temples and offer their prayer to God.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party leader and his injured supporters were admitted to a nearby primary health centre.
“Vijayji is getting full medical care in the hospital…We have also kept a helicopter in reserve in case doctors advise him to be shifted to some specialty hospital outside the state”, the chief minister said.
A mob attacked BJP MP Tarun Vijay and a Dalit leader on Friday after they visited a temple in Chakrata in Uttarakhand.
“The DM and SSP are on the way to the spot of the crime”.
Apart from state home minister Preetam Singh, a Congress MLA from Chakrata, several senior administrative and police officials also attended the meeting. “Even Tarun Vijay is happy with this treatment”, Rawat said. His condition is stated to be stable. “Strict action will be taken against found guilty, condemned those responsible”, said Rawat. When he along with Daulat Kunwar, a BSP leader came out of the Silgur Devta temple at Punah-Pokhri village, a mob of at least 2,000 people attacked them with stones. r Temple entry for people from backward castes is not allowed in this region.
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Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today met BJP lawmaker Tarun Vijay, who was attacked while coming out of a temple with some Dalit leaders, and said such type of incidents would not be tolerated in the state. Two police vehicle were also damaged in the incident.
