File photo of Rajnath Singh.
New Delhi:
The Bharatiya Janata Party today demanded President's Rule in Uttar Pradesh and a probe by a Supreme Court-appointed judge into the recent communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar.
"Lawlessness is prevailing in Uttar Pradesh. There is an emergency-like situation and no government exists in the state. So, we have demanded the President's Rule," the BJP president Rajnath Singh said after meeting President Pranab Mukherjee.
Mr Singh, accompanied by his party's leaders from the state including Uma Bharati, Hukum Singh, Laxmikant Bajpayee and Satyapal Malik, submitted a memorandum to the President.
The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested three legislators accused of inciting the violence that left more nearly 50 people dead and over 40,000 homeless in Muzaffarnagar earlier this month. Among those arrested are two BJP legislators and a Bahujan Samaj Party MLA.
The BJP president was refused permission by the state government to visit the violence-affected areas earlier this week.
"Lawlessness is prevailing in Uttar Pradesh. There is an emergency-like situation and no government exists in the state. So, we have demanded the President's Rule," the BJP president Rajnath Singh said after meeting President Pranab Mukherjee.
Mr Singh, accompanied by his party's leaders from the state including Uma Bharati, Hukum Singh, Laxmikant Bajpayee and Satyapal Malik, submitted a memorandum to the President.
The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested three legislators accused of inciting the violence that left more nearly 50 people dead and over 40,000 homeless in Muzaffarnagar earlier this month. Among those arrested are two BJP legislators and a Bahujan Samaj Party MLA.
The BJP president was refused permission by the state government to visit the violence-affected areas earlier this week.
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