Allowing Muzaffarnagar maha-panchayat was "failed decision", admit cops

Thousands of troops are trying to restore peace in Muzaffarnagar where 30 people have been killed in this weekend's communal violence in Western Uttar Pradesh. Speaking to NDTV, senior police officer Arun Kumar conceded that a massive gathering of Hindu farmers that was allowed on Saturday was a "failed decision." It was as farmers were leaving this maha-panchayat in trucks and tractors that they were attacked with swords, sticks and guns.