A total of 1,130 people were killed in 722 communal disturbances in that year. 4,375 people were also injured in these riots.
At the highest level of the government, the increasing incidents of communal violence have been taken very seriously. Government has convened a meeting of the National Integration Council, to be chaired by the Prime Minister, here tomorrow to discuss the rising incidents of communal disturbances and chalk out ways to prevent them.
Expressing concern over the recent communal clashes, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the country has not learnt lessons from the history and same “tragic mistakes” are being repeated.
“Why is it that we do not learn the lessons from our own history but keep repeating the same tragic mistakes?” he had said referring to various riots.
