The Quint Impact: Govt Echoes Report on Dadri Killing Motive

MoS, Home Ministry echoes The Quint’s report that a personal grudge may have been the motive in the Dadri killing.

The Quint’s investigative piece that the Dadri killing was a result of a personal grudge rather than about beef politics has been separately corroborated, by the Minister of State of Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju.

At a workshop titled, ‘How to Counter Online Radicalisation’ in New Delhi, Rijiju said,

The Dadri incident has nothing to do with beef. It was an outcome of a conflict arising from two families. We all eat meat. Should we all go to Pakistan? I come from Arunachal Pradesh. If I eat beef, who will send me to Pakistan? The media has done a great disservice to the nation.

Kiren Rijiju, MoS, Home Affairs

Rijiju’s statement raises two key questions:

• If the central government is aware of the real motive behind Akhlaq’s murder, why has it not approached the UP government to hand the case over to the CBI?
  
• Is the UP government unaware of this motive?
  

Meanwhile, the report received an overwhelming response from The Quint’s readers. Many have demanded a fresh inquiry. Here’s a selection of feedback on the site and on Twitter.

Perhaps the reality of the beef lynching didn't suit the narrative of 'rising intolerance' & so was buried. https://t.co/B38VgIpVZz

— sushant sareen (@sushantsareen) November 18, 2015

Perhaps the Real Story should now make headlines ! https://t.co/IhTDukjcLE #TruthAboutDadri #DadriLynching

— मनोज - Manoj (@manojsirsa) November 18, 2015

@BDutt @sardesairajdeep @TimesNow @Zakka_Jacob who'll apologize now? RT @TheQuint: #DadriLynching: (cont) https://t.co/i6ryTfwbK0

— Gururaj S (@Equateall) November 17, 2015

@NaIna0806 @TheQuint now UP govt.,has deployed police to protect falsehood.

— Madhava Menon (@madhava61) November 17, 2015

If this is true, who should be punished for spreading lies, conspiracy and damaging India's business worldwide? pic.twitter.com/uGPJJxdG0Z

— Vivek Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) November 17, 2015

@ExSecular @TheQuint looking back #DadriLynching & #AwardWapsi were part of a well planned & executed Election campaign. JJWS

— BISWAJEET DASGUPTA (@bdasguptadi) November 18, 2015

Will the MSM react to the #DadriLynching findings?? Y hibernating now @ndtv @TimesNow n many more Speak up Say something, India is waiting..

— Neelabh Chugh (@neelabhchugh) November 18, 2015

Where is Media Awardwapsi Jokers.I demand apology fr painting my country #Intolerant maligning my PM #DadriLynching https://t.co/UYWoEaccXt

— Naina (@NaIna0806) November 18, 2015

‪#seekingtruth‬ an un-biased probe needs to be made about this fateful incident. If this is true, then we not only need to question our media on reporting a lie, but also our patience to understand the truth before sharing an opinion and a public outrage! Let us seek the truth...

Kailas S Bhat, The Quint Reader

If BJP with the Union Home Ministry could not get this story then it is rank incompetence. Who can help them?

Madhusudhan Haravu, The Quint Reader