Prime Minister Narendra Modi has broken his silence on the ongoing violence in Delhi. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Modi said that he had had an extensive review of the situation.
“Police and other agencies are working on the ground to ensure peace and normalcy,” he wrote. The Prime Minister said that peace and harmony were “central to our ethos” and appealed to his “sisters and brothers of Delhi” to maintain peace and brotherhood at all times.
“It is important that there is calm and normalcy is restored at the earliest,” he added. Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot also condoled the deaths adding that he would pray for the peace of the departed souls.
Reacting to the news, Jaipur MP and Olympic medallist, Rajyavardhan Rathore said that he had been “upset to hear news of the death and injuries”. Tweeting in Hindi he added “My deepest condolences to the kin of the dead in this sad time.”
