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Tension continues in Muzaffarnagar, two months after riots

Muzaffarnagar/Lucknow: Two months after communal riots in Muzaffarnagar killed dozens and left thousands homeless, the farm-rich region in western Uttar Pradesh remains on the edge. A senior official frankly admitted that it will take a

India TV News Desk Updated on: November 10, 2013 6:24 IST



While locals blame it on the long-standing antipathy between the Maliks (Jat sub-community) and Muslims, officials say the political leadership is responsible too.

A senior police official said that while most senior police officers in the region during the September riots were transferred or suspended, the IAS and PCS lobby escaped with no punishment.

Muslims along with Yadav have for long been considered the backbone of the Samajwadi Party.
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