Muzaffarnagar: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday visited the riot-hit areas of Muzaffarnagar and met the families of some of the victims, a week after communal violence broke out in the region claiming 47 lives and sent thousands fleeing from their homes in fear.
The chief minister flew in by chopper to Kawaal village, where the three-day-long violence that engulfed Muzaffarnagar district and nearby areas began, forcing the government to deploy the army.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to visit the area on Monday. According to sources, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi could accompany him.
