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Communal divide: Muzaffarnagar riot victims tell Rahul, we won't return home

Shamli: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi came face to face with the bitter reality of the deep communal divide in the sugar belt of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli as he made an unannounced visit to the relief

India TV News Desk Updated on: December 23, 2013 17:17 IST


The riot survivors had some time ago taken to streets in Muzaffarnagar protesting alleged attempts by the state government to pressurise them into declaring they will not return to their villages and give up claims over their properties in return for Rs 5 lakh compensation.

The worst-ever riots in Uttar Pradesh in decades killed more than 60 people and rendered thousands homeless forcing them to live in camps in terrible conditions with little means of sustenance.

However in Jat dominated Kankda, villagers complained to Rahul Gandhi that while the Muslim riot victims are being given compensation by the state, nothing has come to people from their community.

Three persons from the village were killed in the communal clashes while 40 were injured, five seriously.

As Rahul Gandhi asked whether all the injured people are fine now, villagers said, “No injured was given any monetary assistance here.”

They alleged that the state administration was acting under pressure and action was not taken against members of a particular community, who first resorted to violence.

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