Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, who was in Lucknow, said the Muzaffarnagar riots were a "big blot" on Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his government, and charged them with not responding to them properly.
A court later sent Som, Saleem Rana, and Rana to 14 days judicial custody when police produced the trio in execution of a non-bailable warrants issued by it earlier.
The 16 political leaders against whom warrants have been issued include BSP MP Qadir Rana, BJP legislator Bhartendu Singh, BSP legislator Maulana Jameel, Congress leader Saeeduzaman and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Naresh Tikait.
Som was sent to Orai prison, Saleem Rana packed off to the Mirzapur jail and Rana sent to the Banda jail.
Som has been booked on charges of making and distributing a fake CD that showed a man being lynched. Investigations revealed the video was three-years old about an incident in Pakistan. Som is accused of doctoring it and claiming it to be a local one.
He has denied the charges.
Rana, Saleem and Hukum Singh were arrested for allegedly making provocative speeches in the run up to the communal clashes.
The opposition continued to blame the Samajwadi Party.
BJP president Rajnath Singh was quick to blame the Samajwadi Party for the violence in Muzaffarnagar.
"If we see the history of riots, then we can see that whenever the Samajwadi Party (SP) comes to power, a series of communal riots begin in Uttar Pradesh," he said after he was requested by District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma not to come to Muzaffarnagar city.
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