Nuh clashes: VHP yatra to resume on Aug 28, Hindu outfits announce in ‘Mahapanchayat’ in Palwal.

Nuh Communal Riots: The committee decided to take out the Jalabhishek Yatra again on August 28 in Nuh, and called for the release of all “innocent people” who were implicated in cases.

Udita Singh | HENB | New Delhi | Aug 13, 2023:: In a big gathering by a Hindu group called ‘Mahapanchayat’ in Haryana, some speakers issued open threats with the police on guard in the Palwal district today. Organizers claim speakers were requested to deliver their speech in peace and not to indulge in fierce delivery, but some speakers went extempore in their wounds. A speaker was heard saying, “if you raise a finger, we will cut off your hands,” while another demanded licenses for rifles and other firearms for Hindus as a measure of protection.

Nuh district, the source of all communal tension in Haryana which caused the recent violence should be abolished, and the area should be made free of cow slaughter, a committee of 51 people decided at the Mahapanchayat. Terming cow smuggling as the root cause of all quarrels in the area, the committee demanded a paramilitary force headquarters be set up in Nuh to ensure the security of Minority Hindus.  The Meo Muslims are the bare majority consisting of more than 90% in the district.

The committee demanded a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the July 31 violence and ₹ 1 crore each as compensation for families of “their people” who were killed in the communal clashes. They further demanded ₹ 50 lahks each for those injured, and recovery of damages during the riots from the accused.

The Mahapanchayat called for strict laws for people coming from other countries indicating Bangladeshis and Rohingyas in the areas.  They should be thrown out, the committee said.

The government should provide arms to the Hindu people of Nuh and Palwal for self-defense if anyone applies, it said, adding that all the cases should be transferred from Nuh to Gurugram or any other district.

The committee decided to take out the Jalahishek Yatra again on August 28 in Nuh and called for the release of all “innocent people” who were implicated in cases.

The gathering was held after six people were killed in communal violence in Haryana’s Nuh over two weeks ago. A Mahapanchayat was planned there by a Hindu group today to discuss “completing” the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s religious march that was attacked last month in Nuh, triggering a communal riot. However, it was shifted to Palwal, around 35 km away, after being denied permission from the police.

The Mahapanchayat was then held at Pondri village at the Palwal-Nuh border. Lokendra Singh, Palwal Superintendent of Police, said permission was given on several conditions.

The gathering, organized by Sarv Hindu Samaj, a community group, discussed resuming the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) procession, called the ‘Brajmandal Dharmik Yatra’, on August 28.

The Mahapanchayat was originally planned to be held in Nuh district’s Kira village but permission was denied for it in view of the prevailing law and order situation.

The police said that they denied permission to Hindu outfits Bajrang Dal and the VHP for holding the Mahapanchayat in view of the law and order situation. Members of the two outfits reportedly attended today’s gathering.

A gathering was earlier held in Gurugram, despite being denied police permission, by the Hindu Samaj Mahapanchayat right after the violence, where they called for a boycott of Muslim traders. Several other communal speeches were made there as well.

As per inputs, Haryana Police is preparing for a peaceful event this time, if the VHP and Bajrang Dal resume the yatra on August 28 in Nuh after the earlier one stopped under attack.

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__Inputs from PTI | NDTV India | Republic Bharat.