File photo of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
New York:
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has condemned the lynching of a man over beef eating rumour in Uttar Pradesh, saying such incidents hurt the country's image.
"India is a mature society. We need to rise above these kinds of incidents because they certainly don't give a good name as far as the country is concerned," he told reporters after a lecture at Columbia University yesterday.
He was responding when asked to comment on the lynching incident in Dadri which has happened at a time when the government was aiming to get more foreign investors.
"I have also said they can amount to policy diversions in that context so it is the responsibility of every Indian in his actions or comments to stay clear of unfortunate and condemnable instances like this," the senior BJP leader said.
A 50-year-old man was lynched and his son was critically injured by a mob in Dadri last Monday after rumours that they had consumed beef.
"India is a mature society. We need to rise above these kinds of incidents because they certainly don't give a good name as far as the country is concerned," he told reporters after a lecture at Columbia University yesterday.
He was responding when asked to comment on the lynching incident in Dadri which has happened at a time when the government was aiming to get more foreign investors.
"I have also said they can amount to policy diversions in that context so it is the responsibility of every Indian in his actions or comments to stay clear of unfortunate and condemnable instances like this," the senior BJP leader said.
A 50-year-old man was lynched and his son was critically injured by a mob in Dadri last Monday after rumours that they had consumed beef.
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