<p align="justify" class="title">NCP chief Sharad Pawar today blamed the administration for the violence during an event to mark the 200th anniversary of the Bhima-Koregaon battle in Pune district and demanded a probe into the incident.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Appealing for peace, Pawar said such situations need to be defused patiently by those in political and social spheres without any provocative speeches being made.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The event to mark the 200th anniversary of the Bhima-Koregaon battle, in which forces of the East India Company defeated Peshwa's army, was yesterday marred by incidents of violence, in which one person was killed.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Pawar tweeted that "the violence was not right".</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"Since the administration did not take precautions, rumours and misunderstanding spread. A youth in Nanded died, unfortunately. People from the political and social field should defuse the situation harmoniously and patiently without making provocative speeches," the former Union minister appealed.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Pawar noted that locals in Vadhu village said that right-wing groups in Pune were making proactive speeches against the event three to four days prior to it.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Earlier, Pawar told reporters that every year people converge at the place and never before any violence has taken place.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">This year, being the 200th anniversary, more people were expected, he added.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Pawar also demanded that the government should probe this incident.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Incidents of stone-pelting and vandalism occurred at Bhima Koregaon in Shiroor tehsil yesterday when people were heading for the war memorial in the village.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Dhananjay Munde said the violence was unfortunate and condemnable.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"I had apprised the chief minister about taking adequate precautions. More care should have been taken. There should be a judicial probe into the incidents of violence. All sections of the society should unitedly and peacefully foil attempts of anti-social elements," Munde tweeted.</p>
<p align="justify" class="title">NCP chief Sharad Pawar today blamed the administration for the violence during an event to mark the 200th anniversary of the Bhima-Koregaon battle in Pune district and demanded a probe into the incident.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Appealing for peace, Pawar said such situations need to be defused patiently by those in political and social spheres without any provocative speeches being made.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The event to mark the 200th anniversary of the Bhima-Koregaon battle, in which forces of the East India Company defeated Peshwa's army, was yesterday marred by incidents of violence, in which one person was killed.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Pawar tweeted that "the violence was not right".</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"Since the administration did not take precautions, rumours and misunderstanding spread. A youth in Nanded died, unfortunately. People from the political and social field should defuse the situation harmoniously and patiently without making provocative speeches," the former Union minister appealed.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Pawar noted that locals in Vadhu village said that right-wing groups in Pune were making proactive speeches against the event three to four days prior to it.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Earlier, Pawar told reporters that every year people converge at the place and never before any violence has taken place.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">This year, being the 200th anniversary, more people were expected, he added.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Pawar also demanded that the government should probe this incident.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Incidents of stone-pelting and vandalism occurred at Bhima Koregaon in Shiroor tehsil yesterday when people were heading for the war memorial in the village.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Dhananjay Munde said the violence was unfortunate and condemnable.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"I had apprised the chief minister about taking adequate precautions. More care should have been taken. There should be a judicial probe into the incidents of violence. All sections of the society should unitedly and peacefully foil attempts of anti-social elements," Munde tweeted.</p>