Muzaffarnagar Riots: Adityanath Govt Trying to Withdraw Case Against 3 BJP MLAs, Leader
Cases had been registered against the three MLAs and a Hindutva leader for making inflammatory speeches and on other charges, in the aftermath of the 2013 riots.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath. Photo: Twitter/@myogiadityanath
Law24/Dec/2020
New Delhi: The Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is attempting to withdraw a case against Bharatiya Janata Party leaders accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots,
Three such leaders are MLAs against whom a case was registered alleging that they had made inflammatory speeches that aided the eventual violence in the district in September 2013. The speeches were made at a ‘mahapanchayat’ at Nagla Mandor village, organised by members of the Jat community to discuss the issue of two Hindu men having been lynched by a Muslim mob soon after they had killed a Muslim youth.
Muzaffarnagar riots: UP seeks to withdraw case against 3 BJP MLAs
The accused in the case filed at Shikheda police station include Sangeet Som, MLA from Sardhana (Meerut); Suresh Rana, MLA from Thana Bhawan (Shamli); and Kapil Dev, who represents the Muzaffarnagar Sadar seat in the Assembly; apart from Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi. Updated: December 24, 2020 7:28:26 am
BJP MLA Sangeet Som
The Yogi Adityanath government has moved to withdraw a case against BJP leaders, including three MLAs, who are accused of making inflammatory speeches at a mahapanchayat organised at Nagla Mandor village in Muzaffarnagar in September 2013.
The accused in the case filed at Shikheda police station include Sangeet Som, MLA from Sardhana (Meerut); Suresh Rana, MLA from Thana Bhawan (Shamli); and Kapil Dev, who represents the Muzaffarnagar Sadar seat in the Assembly; apart from Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi.