BJP, SP behind Muzaffarnagar violence: Beni Prasad Verma

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 08:30

Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma has alleged that BJP and Samajwadi Party were behind the Muzaffarnagar violence, in which 47 people lost their lives.

Muzaffarnagar violence: RSS creating communal rifts, says CPI-M

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 00:41

Describing the Muzaffarnagar violence as "a warning bell", the CPI-M Friday accused the RSS of creating communal rifts to benefit the BJP in the next Lok Sabha election.

Darul Uloom Deoband seeks CBI probe into Muzaffarnagar violence

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 19:50

Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Wednesdemanded a CBI inquiry into the Muzaffarnagar violence saying the judicial probe ordered by the state government was not acceptable to people of the minority community.

Political parties could be behind Muzaffarnagar violence: Sushilkumar Shinde

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 12:08

As the death toll in communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district and adjoining areas rose to 48 on Wednesday, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde suspected that some political parties could be behind the violence.

Strict action needed to control Muzaffarnagar violence: Ajit

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 15:14

Voicing concern over the Muzaffarnagar violence, RLD leader and Union Minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday said it may spread to other states and become "unmanageable" if not controlled by "strict action".

Toll rises to 40 in Muzaffarnagar violence, curfew eased in three areas

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 10:34

Curfew was on Tuesday relaxed for over two hours in three areas of trouble-hit Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.

Why does communal violence escalate during Samajwadi Party rule in UP?

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 22:23

CM of Uttar Pradesh had a lot to tough questions to answer to and these are definitely trouble times for the state.

Retired Justice Vishnu Sahai to probe Muzaffarnagar violence

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 20:41

UP government announced an inquiry commission headed by Justice (retd) Vishnu Sahai to probe Muzaffarnagar violence as the toll in communal clashes, one of the worst in the country in recent times, went up to 28.

Muzaffarnagar violence: Centre asks states to be vigilant on communal flare ups

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 17:41

Against the backdrop of communal violence in Muzaffarnagar in UP, Centre has asked seven states to be extra vigilant and effectively deal with petty skirmishes to avert any communal flare-up.

Muzaffarnagar violence: BSP, RLD blame SP, BJP

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 17:05

BSP chief Mayawati and RLD leader Ajit Singh on Monday blamed ruling SP, and BJP for the violence in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas of Uttar Pradesh saying the two were advancing their political interests by polarising voters.

Samajwadi govt responsible for Muzaffarnagar-violence: Kalraj

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 15:04

Blaming the UP government for the riots in Muzaffarnagar, BJP leader Kalraj Mishra has charged that violence was orchestrated by the Samajwadi party for vote-bank politics.

UP probes role of politicians in Muzaffarnagar riots

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 14:58

The Uttar Pradesh government Monday began probing the role of politicians in sectarian violence that left 28 people dead in Muzaffarnagar in the past two days.