Citizens for Justice and Peace
Saharanpur riots report: Committee questions role of BJP
17-Aug-2014
Press Trust of India | Lucknow | August 17, 2014 1:37 pm A five-member committee headed by UP minister Shivpal Yadav, which probed the communal violence in Saharanpur that left three persons dead, has blamed administrative lapses for the incident and questioned the role of BJP. “The report has been submitted by the committee to…
‘Riots in Saharanpur causes Rs 244-cr loss’
12-Aug-2014
Recent incidents of rioting and arson in Saharanpur has led to a loss of about Rs 244 crore to the city, says an Assocham Study. An analysis ‘Economic impact analysis of Saharanpur riots’ conducted by industry body Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry said that micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) suffered losses of about…
Meerut village witnesses exodus after riots
11-Aug-2014
says half a dozen families have shifted to their relatives Fearing retribution, several members of a particular community have reportedly left Kharkhaunda, a small town in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district, about 500 kilometres from here, following a communal flare-up after an alleged gang-rape and forced conversion of a girl at a religious school. According to…
Muslims forced to flee Gurgaon village Ashok Kumar
09-Aug-2014
Mewat has witnessed as escalation in communal violence Around two dozen Muslim families, operating small enterprises such as barbers shops, and tailoring and scrap units were thrashed and forced to flee Basai village in Gurgaon earlier this week. Confirming the incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Sangeeta Rani told The Hindu that five persons, including…
Fighting kids to dhaba bill: Takes little to keep communal pot simmering
08-Aug-2014
Written by Appu Esthose Suresh | Muzaffarnagar/ Meerut/saharanpur | August 8, 2014 8:10 am The analysis of police records of all 600-odd communal incidents shows they were often triggered by trivial issues. As many as 605 communal incidents took place in the 71 days in Uttar Pradesh between May 16 and July 25 — that…
Express investigation part-III: Dalit-Muslim divide deepens, goes rural
07-Aug-2014
Muzaffarnagar/saharanpur/bijnor | August 7, 2014 8:44 am A ninth of all communal incidents since May 16 have been Dalits vs Muslims, of which 70% were near 12 bypoll seats. On Monday morning, a minor argument over widening a village road resulted in a violent clash between Muslims and Dalits in Katauli Kala in the Deogaon…
Express investigation part-II: My loudspeaker versus your loudspeaker
06-Aug-2014
Saharanpur/ Bijnor/ Moradabad | August 6, 2014 10:29 am That’s the spark in more than a quarter of the estimated 400 communal incidents since May 16 in 12 bypoll areas in UP. Mitron aaj to tumhare mandiron se speaker utar rahe hain, ek na huye to kal yeh tumhare ghar main ghuske tumhari izzat utarenge.…
Communal tension grips UP again
05-Aug-2014
Aug 05, 2014 – Amita Verma | Lucknow Meerut girl abducted, ‘gangraped’, converted to Islam; 3 arrested Communal tension gripped Uttar Pradesh once again, late on Sunday night, after a girl was allegedly kidnapped from Meerut district; gangraped and then forced to convert to Islam by a group of young men. She was also made…
471 people died in communal clashes in Assam since 2001: Govt
05-Aug-2014
As many as 471 people lost their lives in communal clashes and 263 were injured in Assam since 2001, the state Assembly was informed today. Replying to a query by AGP MLA Keshab Mahanta during the Question Hour in the Assam Legislative Assembly, Environment and Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain said the state witnessed seven communal…
Express investigation part-I: Over 600 ‘communal incidents’ in UP since LS results, 60% near bypoll seats
03-Aug-2014
Written by Appu Esthose Suresh | Moradabad | August 5, 2014 8:15 am Police records show provocation from all sides: aggressive BJP, desperate Samajwadi Party, shrinking BSP. A third of all “communal” incidents recorded by police in Uttar Pradesh in the 10 weeks following the Lok Sabha election results have occurred in — or on…