Muzaffarnagar Communal Violence

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  Muzaffarnagar Riots: Court To Frame Charges On September 1 In Hate Speech Case

  A special court could not frame charges against 10 accused, including several former lawmakers, in a hate speech case related to the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots as they failed to appear before the court today.

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  Hope 2002 Gujarat Riots Culprits Are Also Punished, Says Arvind Kejriwal

  Welcoming the sentencing of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday hoped that those involved in the 2002 Gujarat communal riots and the 2013 Muzaffarnagar violence are also punished.

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  Hope Those Guilty In Gujarat, Muzaffarnagar Riots Get Punished: Kejriwal

  Welcoming the sentencing of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-sikh riots, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today hoped other "big leaders" involved would also be punished. He also said he hoped that those who perpetrated communal violence in Gujarat and Muzzafarnagar would also get punished.

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  UP Elections 2017: Muzaffarnagar, So Brutally Hit By Riots, Decided Its 6 Seats Today

  Standing in a long line of voters, Barkat Ali says his choice has been decided by one issue: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's sudden demonetisation move that pulled 86 per cent of the cash in circulation in one go.

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  Uttar Pradesh Elections 2017: Among Western UP Jats, A Sense Of Exploitation By BJP. And Yet...

  Jats, seared by Muzaffarnagar riots, feel Ajit Singh may be spent force, consider backing BJP

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  Arrest Warrant Against BJP Leader Sanjeev Balyan in Muzaffarnagar Riots Case

  A bailable warrant has been issued against Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan and BJP MLA Suresh Rana by in connection with a case of violating prohibitory orders and inciting communal tension during the Muzaffarnaqar riots in 2013.

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  Political Blame Game Begins Over Muzaffarnagar Riots Report

  Political blame game has broken out today over the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots inquiry report by Justice Vishnu Sahay Commission, which is reported to have commented adversely on the BJP and the ruling Samajwadi party in Uttar Pradesh, as the two parties held each other responsible for the communal violence that left 62 people dead.

• This Khap Panchayat Asks Villages to Follow Two-Child Limit

  At a district in Uttar Pradesh racked by communal violence last year, a "khap panchayat" has ordered 40 villages to follow the two-child limit for good health and prosperity.

• BJP President Amit Shah Chargesheeted for April Speech

  BJP president Amit Shah has been accused of delivering a hate speech in the run up to the national elections by the police in Muzaffarnagar, which was devastated by communal violence last year.

• Muzaffarnagar riots: nearly 6000 named, only 294 arrested; no arrests in rape cases yet

  Four months after over 60 people were killed and nearly 40,000 displaced following communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, only 294 people have been arrested despite the investigation team naming nearly 6000 people as accused.

• Muzaffarnagar riots victims evicted from relief camp, left out in the cold

  The Uttar Pradesh government's cold shoulder, literally, to the victims of Muzaffarnagar communal violence continues with over 150 families forced to leave a relief camp.

• Communal violence bill most obnoxious piece of legislation: BJP

  BJP today termed the communal violence bill as "the most obnoxious piece of legislation in independent India".

• BJP to honour legislators accused of inciting Muzaffarnagar violence at Narendra Modi rally

  BJP will honour its legislators accused of inciting communal violence in Muzaffarnagar at a rally to be addressed by Narendra Modi in Agra on Thursday.

• Rahul Gandhi's intention was not to malign any community: Jairam Ramesh on ISI remarks

  Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today said Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's remark that Muslim youth were wooed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), was not meant to malign any community.

• Muzaffarnagar riots: BJP MLAs Sangeet Som, Suresh Rana get relief from Advisory Board

  Uttar Pradesh Advisory Board on Thursday revoked the detention under NSA of two BJP MLAs, Sangeet Som and Suresh Rana, who were arrested in connection with the recent communal violence in the district.