200 Incidents of Communal Tension In Bihar After Nitish Kumar Rejoined NDA: Report

Several parts of West Bengal and Bihar have witnessed communal clashes over the past one week바카라 웹사이트following바카라 웹사이트violence during the Ram Navami processions last week.바카라 웹사이트While it is limited to Asansol-Raniganj area in West Bengal, the situation is worse in Bihar where communal violence has spread to at least nine districts since March 17.바카라 웹사이트

Communal Clashes In Bihar In The Last 5 Years:

According to the above data, 2017 has recorded the highest number of communal incidents in recent times.

2018, till date, has seen 64 such cases, out of which many incidents registered in the month March have been바카라 웹사이트over religious processions passing through Muslim areas.

In Last one Month, in Bihar, communal clashes erupted in several districts like Bhagalpur and Aurangabad where many people were reported to have sustained injuries. In Samastipur district, trouble had erupted바카라 웹사이트on Tuesday바카라 웹사이트when some people hurled footwear at a procession carrying the idol of Goddess Durga for immersion upon the conclusion of Chaiti Navaratra festivities in Rohtas town, while communal clashes erupt in Aurangabad following a stone-pelting incident during a Ram바카라 웹사이트Navmi바카라 웹사이트procession on March 25.

Union Minister of State Ashwini Kumar Choubey라이브 바카라 son Arijit Shashwat was also booked for rioting and inciting violence in Bhagalpur where clashes erupted바카라 웹사이트during an바카라 웹사이트unauthorised바카라 웹사이트procession taken out by BJP,바카라 웹사이트Bajrang바카라 웹사이트Dal and RSS activists on March 17. However, Shashwat has moved the Patna High Court for quashing of FIR against him in the case.

Reacting to all the communal violence and clashes,바카라 웹사이트Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar last week asserted that his government was committed to preserving communal harmony in the state and would act firmly against those who tried to create mischief.바카라 웹사이트“There are some people who think that causing tension in the society will bring in electoral dividends. We believe in peace and harmony. We are not concerned so much about votes as about betterment of voters,” Kumar, also the JD(U) president, said.바카라 웹사이트

Here is how communal clashes spread in Bihar:

• Bhagalpur, March 17:바카라 웹사이트The clashes erupted in this sensitive Bihar district, which has otherwise been calm since major riots of바카라 웹사이트1980s. Communal violence broke out in Nathnagar area of Bhagalpur when members belonging to the RSS, BJP and Bajrang Dal tried to take out a procession without seeking appropriate permission.
• More than 35 people were reported injured in Bhagalpur. Policemen also sustained injuries while trying to deal with rioters. Several shops and vehicles were set on fire. Union Minister Ashwini Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat was later booked for inciting violence.
• Siwan, March 24:바카라 웹사이트A week later, communal clashes broke out in Siwan during Ram Navami procession at Hassanpura, not far from district headquarters. The two communities resorted to stone-pelting injuring several people on each side. Three to five vehicles were reportedly set afire. Later, police arrested six persons.
• Aurangabad, March 25:바카라 웹사이트The next communal violence was seen in Aurangabad where stones were pelted at a Ram바카라 웹사이트Navmi바카라 웹사이트procession. The city reported communal clashes for two days during which at least 50 shops were gutted and over two dozen people were injured. Police arrested nearly 125 people, suspended internet services and imposed curfew in the town.
• Munger, March 27:바카라 웹사이트Communal violence broke out in Munger during Ram Navami celebrations. Trouble started after members belonging to particular community protested playing of "an objectionable song" and shouting of inflammatory slogans by a group leading an idol immersion procession on the occasion of Chaiti Durga Puja.
• The fiery exchange of words gave way to physical fights followed by stone-pelting. Soon바카라 웹사이트gun shots바카라 웹사이트were also fired from both sides. Tension spread to several parts of Munger where vehicles were set on fire and property damaged by rioters. Damage was done to both sides.
• Samastipur, March 27:바카라 웹사이트As Bihar government was getting worried바카라 웹사이트with바카라 웹사이트communal clashes spreading to more areas, trouble broke out in the Northern district of Samastipur. Clashes erupted here after a slipper was hurled at a procession carrying the idol of Goddess Durga for immersion.
• Soon the members belonging to two communities were engaged in clashes. A mosque was vandalized. Some people tried to hoist a saffron flag on the top of the minarets of the mosque. Curfew was imposed in Samastipur while at least 10 people including an IPS officer were injured. Vehicles were set on fire by rioters.
• Nalanda, March 28:바카라 웹사이트A day after communal violence broke out in Munger and Samastipur, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's home district Nalanda was gripped by clashes.바카라 웹사이트Communal바카라 웹사이트conflict erupted at Silao of Nalanda district over the route of a Ram Navami procession.
• Both sides resorted to stone-pelting. Police swung into action relatively faster here and used mild force before firing tear gas shells to disperse rioters. A policeman was among around two dozen people who sustained injuries during clashes. Around 15 persons were taken into custody for rioting.
• Sheikhpura, March 28:바카라 웹사이트This South-Central Bihar town witnessed almost the same template of communal violence as Nalanda. Clashes broke out over the route for Ram Navami procession. But, here those leading the procession first clashed with the police who rejected their demand to take a route than what was earlier permitted. Police resorted to바카라 웹사이트batoncharge바카라 웹사이트and a case was registered.
• Sitamarhi, March 29: As communal clashes continued to spread, violence took place in this border district. But the trouble was of limited scale in Sitamarhi.
• Navada, March 30:바카라 웹사이트Members of two communities clashed following reports of desecration of an idol. Trouble broke out in Godapur village under바카라 웹사이트Navada바카라 웹사이트Town police station area after an idol was found vandalized.바카라 웹사이트Navada바카라 웹사이트continues to be tense. Heavy deployment of바카라 웹사이트police바카라 웹사이트force has been made in the district.
• Members of the two communities resorted to stone-pelting and damaged scores of vehicles on the National Highway 31. A hotel was also set on fire by the rioters. Police바카라 웹사이트were바카라 웹사이트reported to fire at least 10 rounds in바카라 웹사이트air바카라 웹사이트to bring바카라 웹사이트situation바카라 웹사이트under control. Journalists covering the clashes were roughed up by rioters.