Amid the political furore in Rajasthan over the Udaipur killing, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met the family members of deceased Kanhaiya Lal even as the curfew continued in the city on Thursday. The CM arrived in Udaipur in a special plane at 1pm, accompanied by the minister of state for home Rajendra Yadav, chief secretary Usha Sharma, DGP M.L. Lather and other senior officials.
Leaders of all political parties in Rajasthan Wednesday strongly condemned the murder of a tailor in Udaipur and appealed for peace and restraint, as Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot chaired an all-party meeting on the incident. The chief minister also announced a financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh to the dependent family of the deceased.
Calling the incident a "terrorist act", he said links of the accused in the case have been traced to international organisations involved in illegal activities, adding that the guilty will be given strict punishment without any delay. Two men with a cleaver murdered the tailor, Kanhaiya Lal, in Udaipur and posted videos online that said they were avenging an insult to Islam, triggering stray cases of violence in the Rajasthan city, a part of which was placed under curfew.
The parties, including the BJP, unanimously said such acts have no place in a civilised society and demanded strict punishment for those involved in the crime. They also appealed to the people of the state to maintain peace and harmony and said acting with restraint in this situation is the right way. A resolution condemning the incident was also passed at the all-party meeting.