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Attack on migrants in Gujarat: BJP demands expulsion of Alpesh Thakor from Congress
New Delhi, Oct 9: Amid exodus of migrants from UP and Bihar from Gujarat, the BJP has stepped up the attack on the Congress and demanded that Alpesh Thakor, who had allegedly made inflammatory speech against the outsiders, be expelled from the grand old party.
The
BJP
has
been
blaming
Congress
MLA
Alpesh
Thakor
and
his
outfit
Gujarat
Kshatriya-Thakor
Sena
for
the
outbreak
of
violence
against
Hindi-speaking
people
in
the
state.
Hundreds
of
migrant
workers
from
Uttar
Pradesh
and
Bihar
have
left
north
Gujarat
after
protests
broke
out
over
the
rape
of
a
14-month-old
girl
allegedly
by
a
man
from
Bihar.
"If Rahul Gandhi is actually worried for Gujarat, Bihar and India then he must immediately expel Alpesh Thakor from the party. This is what BJP demands from Rahul Gandhi and Congress Party," BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said on Tuesday (October 9).
Earlier, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani asked whether Congress president Rahul Gandhi would take action against his party's "own members who incited violence against the migrants in Gujarat". Rupani was referring to Alpesh Thakor.
On Monday, a video of Thakor talking to people had surfaced in which can he heard as saying that if police don't act swiftly then they will avenge the rape of the infant. The video had gone viral and is being considered to be responsible for the violence against Hindi-speaking population.
![[Attack on migrants: Yogi speaks to Rupani,says those jealous of Gujarat's progress spreading rumours]](https://imagesvs.oneindia.com/webp/fit-in/80x60/img/2018/08/yogi-adityanath-1533346235.jpg "[Attack on migrants: Yogi speaks to Rupani,says those jealous of Gujarat's progress spreading rumours]")
Since the rape of a 14-month-old girl in Sabarkantha district on September 28 and the arrest of a labourer hailing from Bihar for the crime, six districts, most of them in north Gujarat, have seen sporadic incidents of violence against Hindi-speaking people.
![[Rape backlash: Fearing for lives workers from UP, MP and Bihar flee Gujarat]](https://imagesvs.oneindia.com/webp/fit-in/80x60/img/2018/10/gujarat34-1538906767-1538924521.jpg "[Rape backlash: Fearing for lives workers from UP, MP and Bihar flee Gujarat]")
Also, some members of Thakor Sena, an OBC outfit in Gujarat led by Alpesh, were arrested by the police in connection with the violence. The victim belongs to the Thakor community.
Thakor today said that targeting of migrants is wrong and he is "totally against it", while trying to refute the BJP's allegations against his outfit.
