Jats in west UP say their rift with Muslims is healed. Is that even possible?
Jat panchayats declare the wounds of the Muzaffarnagar carnage are patched up, but itâs hard for displaced Muslims to overcome their sense of loss and betrayal.
09 Feb, 2021
The Jats of western Uttar Pradesh have admitted that the communal division between them and their Muslim neighbours should not have occurred. They have laid the blame for it at the Bharatiya Janata Partyâs feet. With this admission of error, differences between the two communities have healed,
it has been claimed. However, this raises questions about the process of healing, whether a panchayat meeting is enough to paper over the cracks that have developed. What about monetary compensation and, more importantly, the judicial process of holding people accountable?