Bhubaneswar: Though the strife-torn Kandhamal is calm since past few months, Union Home minister P Chidambaram preferred to go to the flashback and described the Kandhamal riots as a ‘black spot’ in the history of Orissa.
While replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Chidambaram said that the reputation of the state government has been slurred due to the anti-Christian violence in August last year.
“A large number of people were displaced in Kandhamal. 800 to 900 displaced people are still in relief camps,” he said. “It is shame that minorities were targeted,” he added.
Earlier BJP MP Rudra Narayan Pani alleged that Christian missionaries had an unholy alliance with Naxalites and referred to the killing of Swami Laxamananda Saraswati in August last year.
Chidambaram said the state government made some arrests and pointed out that one of them has taken oath as MLA in Orissa.
It many be mentioned that Chidambaram had visited Kandhamal last month and said sorry to the riot victims holed up in camps. He had also requested the victims to shed fear and return to their houses. He also assured them protection through a concerted effort by Centre and State.
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