With Hindu outfits firm on conducting the 'shobha yatra' in Haryana's Nuh district, despite being denied permission, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday condemned the BJP-led state government. If violence happens again in Nuh, only the BJP government of Haryana will be responsible for it, he said in a post on X.
“Before the Nuh violence, the government knew that Muslims would be targeted under the garb of the yatra. It seems that these are not BJP's pawns but BJP is helpless in front of these organized criminals,” he added.
Security has been tightened across the state as Hindu outfits said they will go ahead with the yatra in the communally-sensitive district, asserting that there is no need for government's nod for such religious events.
हरियाणा की भाजपा सरकार के आदेश के ख़िलाफ़ जाकर VHP शोभा यात्रा निकालने की धमकी दे रही है।
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) August 28, 2023
नूह की हिंसा से पहले सरकार को पता था कि यात्रा की आड़ में मुसलमानों को निशाना बनाया जाएगा। अगर मुसलमानों के ख़िलाफ़ एकतरफ़ा क़ानूनी कार्रवाई नहीं होती और असली मुजरिम को मोनू डार्लिंग न…
The shobha yatra comes a month after six people, including two home guards and a cleric, were killed in violent clashes that broke out during a VHP rally on July 31. As a precautionary measure, mobile internet services have been suspended and section 144 imposed. All educational institutions including schools and colleges, and banks will remain shut on Monday.
While denying permission to the yatra over security concerns, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar urged Hindus to offer prayers in temples and not participate in a procession that was denied permission. August 28 is the last Monday of the holy month of Shravan.
