A host of Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today appealed for peace in Haryana which remained on the boil as the Jat quota stir unleashed fresh incidents of violence and arson.
"I appeal to people of Haryana to maintain peace and brotherhood. Mutual harmony and dialogue can alone resolve any issue," the Congress Vice President said on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Speaking to reporters, Hooda spoke in similar vein but steered clear of questions as to who was responsible for the deteriorating situation.
Appealing to Haryana government to find an early resolution to the crisis, he said some forces were bent on damaging the social fabric. "I do not want to speak on politics. The need of the hour is to bring peace. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi are also keen for peace to return," he said.
Haryana CLP leader Kiran Chaudhary also spoke in similar vein. She wanted the state government to open a dialogue with the agitators to calm down the situation.
Surjerwala also attacked the BJP and the RSS for the situation, saying "I am pained to say that while the BJP and RSS are conspiring to divide the nation through communalism and regionalism, they are also engaged in an obnoxious conspiracy of dividing Haryana on caste lines."
He said by making controversial and unnecessary statements everyday, the ministers, MPs and MLAs of BJP have created the current provocative situation. "The BJP government has totally failed to solve it after creating the problem," Surjewala alleged.
Asking the BJP government in Haryana and Modi government at the Centre "to refrain from divisive politics", Surjewala called for effective steps, advising the government to follow its 'rajdharma'.
