The orgy of death in Ballari, Congress leader’s poster and Valmiki statue controversy took the life of an innocent child. – ..

News India Live, Digital Desk: Many times politics and factionalism become so blind that a person does not have the sense of right and wrong. The news coming out from Ballari, Karnataka, not only raises questions on law and order, but is also a mirror of the growing hatred among the society. Here, a banner burst and the controversy related to Valmiki Statue gained such momentum that stone pelting and fighting started within no time, in which a young man died.

Where did it start?
The matter was quite minor, the tearing of a poster. According to the information, a banner promoting a Congress leader or the government was somehow damaged. That was the spark that worked as the gunpowder. A series of allegations and counter-allegations began and soon slogans of ‘religious identity’ and ‘community pride’ were added. This dispute, which started near the Valmiki statue, soon brought two groups to the streets.

Clash of MLAs and political color
The sad thing is that where the leaders should have appealed for peace, the discord among the MLAs also started giving rise to this issue. When the fight for power and influence gets involved in politics, it is the workers and common citizens who fight on the ground who become the first target. Same thing happened in this case of Ballari also. The crowd went out of control, stones were thrown and one person lost his life in the chaos.

People of Ballari in panic
At present, police are deployed in the entire area and efforts are being made to calm the atmosphere. But the question remains, what kind of democracy is this where people are ready to shed each other’s blood to protect the banner? For a house that has lost its member, neither the poster nor the credit given by political leaders means anything.

Police are now scanning the video footage so that the accused can be identified. The government claims that strict action will be taken, but the local people are afraid that this fire might flare up again. This kind of violence reminds us how much there is a lack of communication in society and how prevalent hatred is.