At least a dozen people were injured in a communal clash that lasted
for nearly two hours in Meerut on Saturday. Three of the injured are
reported to have suffered bullet injuries, and one is said to be
critical.
According to reports, the violence started after a scuffle between Hindus and Muslims over putting up a fence around a well outside a mosque in Teergaraan area here. The clashes then spread to the nearby areas of Bazaza Bazar, Lala Bazar and Budhana gate. Both the groups are alleged to have fired at each other.
BJP corporator Vijay Anand, who was among the first to reach Teergaraan, was allegedly manhandled and his motorcycle was set on fire.
“I reached the place carrying a copy of the local court verdict which banned any construction around the well. The court held that it is a public property as a Jain temple is also located in the area. Nobody paid heed to me. They pushed me aside and set my bike ablaze while the police took no action,” alleged Anand.
Local BJP leaders uploaded photographs of the youth who is reported to be critically injured on Facebook and WhatsApp.
Party supporters, led by Meerut Mayor Ravikant Ahluwallia, staged protests in the affected area.
“The police did not react in time, as a result of which the clash escalated. The local police are operating at the behest of the ruling party as they remained soft towards members of the minority community who started the trouble,” alleged Ahluwallia.
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/3-shot-many-injured-in-hindu-muslim-clashes-in-meerut-bjp-uploads-photos/
Amit Jain, a resident of Teer Gran, said, "The ancient well adjacent to a mosque has been the bone of contention. Earlier, the two communities used to frequently clash over the possession of the well. In 1952, the city magistrate ordered that the well was public property, under the possession of the nagar nigam. In 1982, a permanent police picket was deployed there because Muslims would take possession of the well from time to time, as it was near the mosque. The police picket was removed two years ago."
Now here is something to think about. In 1982, a permanent police picket was deployed there because Muslims would take possession of the well from time to time, as it was near the mosque. The police picket was removed two years ago. The question is why the police picket was removed ? The answer is, because Samajwadi party had to please a particular section of people because of which they came into powers in UP.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Clashes-in-Meerut-after-spat-over-well-four-shot-at-15-injured/articleshow/34934321.cms?
http://www.niticentral.com/2014/05/10/meerut-1-dead-3-injured-in-communal-violence-222258.html
Somewhat similar incident took place in Pakistan where 60 Hindus Attacked and Forced Out of Their Homes for Drinking Water from ‘Muslims Only’ Fountain.
http://archive.today/J84RN#selection-371.0-371.96
The thing is that these type of things happen where ever there are Muslims living alongside another religious community. It doesn't happen between Hindus and Sikhs, Buddhists and Hindus, Christians and Hindus, Jews and Christians etc.., but it does happen between Muslims and any other religious community you think about.
According to reports, the violence started after a scuffle between Hindus and Muslims over putting up a fence around a well outside a mosque in Teergaraan area here. The clashes then spread to the nearby areas of Bazaza Bazar, Lala Bazar and Budhana gate. Both the groups are alleged to have fired at each other.
BJP corporator Vijay Anand, who was among the first to reach Teergaraan, was allegedly manhandled and his motorcycle was set on fire.
“I reached the place carrying a copy of the local court verdict which banned any construction around the well. The court held that it is a public property as a Jain temple is also located in the area. Nobody paid heed to me. They pushed me aside and set my bike ablaze while the police took no action,” alleged Anand.
Local BJP leaders uploaded photographs of the youth who is reported to be critically injured on Facebook and WhatsApp.
Party supporters, led by Meerut Mayor Ravikant Ahluwallia, staged protests in the affected area.
“The police did not react in time, as a result of which the clash escalated. The local police are operating at the behest of the ruling party as they remained soft towards members of the minority community who started the trouble,” alleged Ahluwallia.
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/3-shot-many-injured-in-hindu-muslim-clashes-in-meerut-bjp-uploads-photos/
Amit Jain, a resident of Teer Gran, said, "The ancient well adjacent to a mosque has been the bone of contention. Earlier, the two communities used to frequently clash over the possession of the well. In 1952, the city magistrate ordered that the well was public property, under the possession of the nagar nigam. In 1982, a permanent police picket was deployed there because Muslims would take possession of the well from time to time, as it was near the mosque. The police picket was removed two years ago."
Now here is something to think about. In 1982, a permanent police picket was deployed there because Muslims would take possession of the well from time to time, as it was near the mosque. The police picket was removed two years ago. The question is why the police picket was removed ? The answer is, because Samajwadi party had to please a particular section of people because of which they came into powers in UP.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Clashes-in-Meerut-after-spat-over-well-four-shot-at-15-injured/articleshow/34934321.cms?
http://www.niticentral.com/2014/05/10/meerut-1-dead-3-injured-in-communal-violence-222258.html
Somewhat similar incident took place in Pakistan where 60 Hindus Attacked and Forced Out of Their Homes for Drinking Water from ‘Muslims Only’ Fountain.
http://archive.today/J84RN#selection-371.0-371.96
The thing is that these type of things happen where ever there are Muslims living alongside another religious community. It doesn't happen between Hindus and Sikhs, Buddhists and Hindus, Christians and Hindus, Jews and Christians etc.., but it does happen between Muslims and any other religious community you think about.
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