Amravati /Nagpur, Nov 16 : In view of tension in some parts of Maharashtra, Amravati Police Commissioner Aarti Singh has written to BJP leader Kirit Somaiya to cancel his proposed Amravati visit on November 17.

It is pertinent to mention here that Amravati police enforced Section 144 after stone-pelting incidents that took place in some parts of Maharashtra including Amravati on Saturday.

On Monday, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya announced he will be visiting the violence-hit Amravati district on November 17.

In order to avoid any further untoward incident in the city, Amravati police commissioner Aarti Singh wrote Kirit Somaiya and asked him to cancel his proposed Amravati visit.

Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil said the situation in Amravati is under control and no casualties have been reported so far in the city.(UNI)