11-23-2006, 10:31 AM
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MUMBAI, NOV 14 (PTI)
<b>Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil today said the protests in Nagpur and elsewhere against Khairlanji dalit killings were "spontaneous reactions" and had "nothing to do with naxalites".</b>
"I deny having said that naxalites were behind the protests. Some sections of the media distorted my comments," Patil, who holds the Home portfolio, told reporters here.
"I had said that as per preliminary reports, it appeared that naxalites would take advantage of the protests," he said.
The member-secretary of Maharashtra State Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes Commission M R Patil has submitted a preliminary report on Khairlanji killings to the state govermment, he said.
Two policemen have been made co-accused in the case, based on the reccomendations made by the Committee, he added.
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MUMBAI, NOV 14 (PTI)
<b>Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil today said the protests in Nagpur and elsewhere against Khairlanji dalit killings were "spontaneous reactions" and had "nothing to do with naxalites".</b>
"I deny having said that naxalites were behind the protests. Some sections of the media distorted my comments," Patil, who holds the Home portfolio, told reporters here.
"I had said that as per preliminary reports, it appeared that naxalites would take advantage of the protests," he said.
The member-secretary of Maharashtra State Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes Commission M R Patil has submitted a preliminary report on Khairlanji killings to the state govermment, he said.
Two policemen have been made co-accused in the case, based on the reccomendations made by the Committee, he added.
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