Lucknow: Even as the death toll in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining towns in Uttar Pradesh rose to 48, curfew was relaxed in the area for seven hours on Wednesday.
The decision to relax the curfew was taken to ensure that the local population gets an opportunity to buy ration and other essential items.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde suspected that political parties could be behind the violence. His suspicion was based on the fact that several political parties held public meetings before the riots broke out in the district.
According to sources, Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, who had earlier criticized the Akhilesh Yadav government over it failure to tackle riots, has decided to skip the party’s National Executive Meeting in Agra to lodge his protest over the killings of Muslims in the district.
The meet called by SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was earlier scheduled to be held in Haridwar, but was later shifted to Agra. Sources said that the SP would be formulating its poll strategy for the crucial 2014 general elections.
On Tuesday, Azam lambasted the Akhilesh government and said, “The manner in which the situation is being handled shows that neither the government nor the local administration is functioning.”
Holding the state government responsible for the communal clashes, the BJP on Tuesday met Governor B.L. Joshi and sought his intervention in improving law and order in the state.
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The decision to relax the curfew was taken to ensure that the local population gets an opportunity to buy ration and other essential items.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde suspected that political parties could be behind the violence. His suspicion was based on the fact that several political parties held public meetings before the riots broke out in the district.
According to sources, Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, who had earlier criticized the Akhilesh Yadav government over it failure to tackle riots, has decided to skip the party’s National Executive Meeting in Agra to lodge his protest over the killings of Muslims in the district.
The meet called by SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was earlier scheduled to be held in Haridwar, but was later shifted to Agra. Sources said that the SP would be formulating its poll strategy for the crucial 2014 general elections.
On Tuesday, Azam lambasted the Akhilesh government and said, “The manner in which the situation is being handled shows that neither the government nor the local administration is functioning.”
Holding the state government responsible for the communal clashes, the BJP on Tuesday met Governor B.L. Joshi and sought his intervention in improving law and order in the state.
For more: http://www.enewspaperofindia.com
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