Centre seeks report on Moradabad violence

July 07, 2014 04:44 am | Updated November 16, 2021 05:32 pm IST - Hyderabad

The Union Home Ministry has sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on the violence which erupted in Kanth area of Moradabad district on Friday.

“I would not like to comment on State’s law and order situation now, because I have to seek the report first and see that what is the reason behind the incident,” Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said on the sidelines of a seminar held in Hyderabad.

On media reports of a senior police official in Uttar Pradesh accusing BJP leaders for inciting tensions, he said, “MHA has sought report from the state government and then we can give reaction on it.”

Tensions erupted on Friday in Kanth area of Moradabad district, after the police tried to stop some people from holding a Mahapanchayat, organised by the State BJP, over removal of a loudspeaker from a temple.

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