Muzaffarnagar: local court on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against politicians of Bahujan Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress for allegedly inciting violence in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas. The arrest warrants have been issued against BSP leaders Qadir Rana, Jameel Ahmed and Noor Salim Rana, former Congress MP Saedduzzaman and BJP leaders Hukum Singh, Sangat Singh Som, Suresh Rana and Kunwar Bharatendu. Bharatiya Kisan Union leaders Rakesh Tikait and Naresh Tikait are also on the list. The Opposition parties today stepped up their attack on the Uttar Pradesh government in the backdrop of sting operations, which showed that the Samajwadi Party government had asked the state police to go slow on the perpetrators of the riots in Muzaffarnagar.
Waving black flags, the villagers shouted slogans against the “failure” of the administration in controlling the violence that has claimed 47 lives. The villagers also alleged that the chief minister did not receive a memorandum from them and only met ‘outsiders’.”The incident was saddening … not only for those who lost their young sons but for us also. We have already appealed for peace to everyone and my government will take strict action to deal with those creating trouble”, Akhilesh told reporter’s .Later, the chief minister left for Malikpura and Kandhla to meet family members of victims. The Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s visit comes a day before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s scheduled visit to the district for an on-the-spot assessment in the riot-hit area and commencement of the monsoon session of the state assembly .The Prime Minister is expected to discuss the situation with Akhilesh. Opposition parties are likely to put the government in the dock on the issue in the state assembly. The Akhilesh Yadav government has been facing flak over the communal violence in Muzaffarnagar with opposition parties accusing it of trying to polarize voters.
Facing heat over the violence in Muzaffarnagar, the UP government on Sunday suspended and ordered departmental action against the then SSP, Muzaffarnagar, Subhash Chandra Dubey for allegedly failing to control communal incidents in the district.”A departmental inquiry has been ordered against Dubey besides suspending him due to his failure in timely controlling communal incidents in Muzaffarnagar”, a home department release issued here said. Dubey was earlier transferred on September 9 and attached to the DGP office and Praveen Kumar was posted as SSP Muzaffarnagar. DIG range Saharanpur DC Mishra was also transferred with Dubey and attached to DG office.”The UP government has no right to continue in power and we demand the Centre to dismiss it at the earliest. The Centre should take into account the facts revealed by the sting operation and conduct a thorough probe. We demand President’s Rule in the state at the earliest.” Meanwhile, police today cordoned off the UP Assembly after arrest warrant was issued against six politicians by a local court for their alleged involvement in the riots. The six are likely to be arrested today.
Bureau Report
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