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Ashok Vajpeyi and Apoorvanand, and the PUCL in separate letters, have noted that Muslim traders are being warned to leave Purola town and that the meeting by right-wing groups "could be a precursor to large scale violence".
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A campaign by Hindutva supporters to drive out supposedly 'illegal' Muslim shopkeepers and vendors from the state comes along with various kinds of attempts, coupled with the government's inaction against hate campaigners in the state, in creating fear among Muslims in the state.