Nuh Violence: ’Targeted violence given to muslims,’ says AIMIM’s Owaisi

“The government is run by VHP which has shown inefficiency in stopping the violence. The houses of people who saved the lives of Hindus were demolished. Targeted violence, targeted collective punishment through demolition is being given to the Muslims," said AIMIM chief Owaisi.

“There is no difference between VHP and BJP and the arrest made by them is just drama. The country is watching all this.”

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday asked Congress to break its "silence" after one of its MLAs was issued a notice by police to join investigations in connection with the Nuh violence.

The chief minister said that not only has one of the Congress MLAs been issued a notice by the police, but fingers are also being pointed at some other MLAs from the party in connection with the violence. 

Reacting to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) call to take out a procession in Haryana's Nuh, AIMIM president and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi claimed that targeted violence and collective punishment through demolition is being given to the Muslims.

Owaisi was responding to the violence that had broken out between two groups on July 31 in Haryana's Nuh district that has claimed the lives of six people including two Home Guards.

The Haryana Assembly on Monday witnessed angry exchanges as the opposition Congress demanded minister Sandeep Singh's resignation after the Chandigarh Police filed a charge sheet in the sexual harassment case against him. The demand was bluntly rejected by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

"I have decided, resignation will not be sought, won't be sought. No resignation will be sought," Khattar said in the House amid desk thumping by BJP members, including Sandeep Singh. (PTI)

Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam has written a letter to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar raising serious concerns regarding the prevailing situation in certain districts of Haryana and the state government’s handling of it.

Communal riots erupted in Haryana following the announcement of the Braj Mandal Yatra by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) last month. (ANI)

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday asked Congress to break its "silence" after one of its MLAs was issued a notice by police to join investigations in connection with the Nuh violence.

The chief minister said that not only has one of the Congress MLAs been issued a notice by the police, but fingers are also being pointed at some other MLAs from the party in connection with the violence. (PTI)

Reacting to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) call to take out a procession in Haryana's Nuh, AIMIM president and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi claimed that targeted violence and collective punishment through demolition is being given to the Muslims.

Owaisi was responding to the violence that had broken out between two groups on July 31 in Haryana's Nuh district that has claimed the lives of six people including two Home Guards.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Owaisi further alleged that the government in Haryana is being run by VHP which remained inefficient in stopping the violence. (ANI)

Posters were pasted on the walls of a few shops in a slum here, asking Muslims to leave the place by Monday or face consequences.

The posters came up at a slum in Sector 69 here a day before Monday's call by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) led groups for a 'shobha yatra' to resume the Brij Mandal Shobha Yatra in Nuh which was disrupted by the communal clashes in July.

In a complaint registered in this regard, Mojed said he found the poster on the wall of his tea shop on Sunday morning. (ANI)

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders including President Alok Kumar on Monday performed ‘Jal Abhishek’ in Nuh's Nalhar Mahadev temple amid tight security.

Haryana is put on high alert with heavy security arrangements in place fearing fresh violence in the Nuh district after the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat called for a 'Shobha Yatra' on Monday in Nuh district despite the government denying permission for the procession. (ANI)

The Haryana Assembly was briefly adjourned on Monday following an uproar as the opposition Congress raised the issue of the violence in Nuh and sought a probe monitored by a high court judge.

Communal clashes had erupted in Nuh and its adjoining areas after a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession was attacked by a mob on July 31 leading to the death of six people, including two home guards and a cleric.

When the Zero Hour commenced in the Assembly on Monday, the Congress members demanded a discussion on the Nuh violence, but Speaker Gian Chand Gupta said the matter was sub-judice. (PTI)

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) president Alok Kumar on Monday said that the Braj Mandal Shobha Yatra will be taken out and will not stop in Nuh, where section 144 has been imposed following the call for a procession in the district.

Kumar, however, said that the number of people, joining the procession, would be reduced.

The district administration has imposed Section 144 and urged locals in Nuh to avoid movement, roads have been barricaded with restricted access and outsiders have been banned entry to the district, which saw clashes last month. (ANI)

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders including President Alok Kumar on Monday performed ‘Jal Abhishek’ in Nuh's Nalhar Mahadev temple amid tight security.

Haryana is put on high alert with heavy security arrangements in place fearing fresh violence in the Nuh district after the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat called for a 'Shobha Yatra' on Monday in Nuh district despite the government denying permission for the procession.

Despite not being allowed permission, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday said that the Braj Mandal Shoba Yatra would be peacefully organised. (ANI)

The Haryana Assembly on Monday witnessed angry exchanges as the opposition Congress demanded minister Sandeep Singh's resignation after the Chandigarh Police filed a charge sheet in the sexual harassment case against him. The demand was bluntly rejected by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

"I have decided, resignation will not be sought, won't be sought. No resignation will be sought," Khattar said in the House amid desk thumping by BJP members, including Sandeep Singh.

Singh, a first-time MLA and former India hockey captain, currently holds the printing and stationery portfolio in the Haryana government. He had given up the charge of the sports department "on moral grounds" after being booked in the sexual harassment case but claimed that the charges levelled by the woman coach against him were baseless. (PTI)

Posters were pasted on the walls of a few shops in a slum here, asking Muslims to leave the place by Monday or face consequences.

The posters came up at a slum in Sector 69 here a day before Monday's call by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) led groups for a 'shobha yatra' to resume the Brij Mandal Shobha Yatra in Nuh which was disrupted by the communal clashes in July.

In a complaint registered in this regard, Mojed said he found the poster on the wall of his tea shop on Sunday morning. (PTI)

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday asked Congress to break its "silence" after one of its MLAs was issued a notice by police to join investigations in connection with the Nuh violence.

The chief minister said that not only has one of the Congress MLAs been issued a notice by the police, but fingers are also being pointed at some other MLAs from the party in connection with the violence. (PTI)

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders including President Alok Kumar on Monday performed ‘Jal Abhishek’ in Nuh's Nalhar Mahadev temple amid tight security.

Haryana is put on high alert with heavy security arrangements in place fearing fresh violence in the Nuh district after the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat called for a 'Shobha Yatra' on Monday in Nuh district despite the government denying permission for the procession. (ANI)

The Haryana Assembly on Monday witnessed angry exchanges as the opposition Congress demanded minister Sandeep Singh's resignation after the Chandigarh Police filed a charge sheet in the sexual harassment case against him. The demand was bluntly rejected by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

"I have decided, resignation will not be sought, won't be sought. No resignation will be sought," Khattar said in the House amid desk thumping by BJP members, including Sandeep Singh. (PTI)

Leader of Opposition in the Haryana Assembly and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday said that the Manohar Lal Khattar government is not agreeing to the opposition's demands to form a Judicial Commission to probe the Nuh violence alleging that there was something fishy about it.

The Congress MLA was briefing reporters after the Assembly was adjourned for 30 minutes following sloganeering by the opposition benches inside the House over Nuh violence and the Opposition demanding resignation from state minister Sandeep Singh, who is facing sexual harassment allegations by a junior woman athlete coach. (ANI)

A Haryana Police sub-inspector died of a heart attack here on Monday, an official said.

Heavy security arrangements are in place in Nuh in view of the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat's call for a 'shobha yatra'.

Hakmuddin (47), a resident of Utawar village, was deputed at Badkali Chowk, according to the police. (PTI)

The Haryana Assembly was briefly adjourned on Monday following an uproar as the opposition Congress raised the issue of the violence in Nuh and sought a probe monitored by a high court judge.

Communal clashes had erupted in Nuh and its adjoining areas after a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession was attacked by a mob on July 31 leading to the death of six people, including two home guards and a cleric. (PTI)

Amid tight security that included house arrests and restrictions on people entering this communally sensitive Nuh district, some members from Hindu groups offered prayers at key temples on Monday but were stopped from holding a full-scale religious yatra.

The Vishva Hindu Parishad-led organisations had given a call to "resume" the religious yatra that was cut on July 31 when mobs attacked the procession in Nuh. Six people, including two home guards and a cleric, were killed in the communal violence that erupted then in Nuh, and also spread to adjoining areas. (PTI)

Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam has written a letter to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar raising serious concerns regarding the prevailing situation in certain districts of Haryana and the state government’s handling of it.

Communal riots erupted in Haryana following the announcement of the Braj Mandal Yatra by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) last month. (ANI)

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday asked Congress to break its "silence" after one of its MLAs was issued a notice by police to join investigations in connection with the Nuh violence.

The chief minister said that not only has one of the Congress MLAs been issued a notice by the police, but fingers are also being pointed at some other MLAs from the party in connection with the violence. (PTI)

The Nuh administration on Monday allowed 15 seers and leaders of right-wing groups to offer prayers at the Shiv temple in Nalhar area of this district in Haryana which has been turned into a fortress in view of the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat's call for a 'shobha yatra'.

Authorities have denied permission for the yatra on Monday in the aftermath of the communal clashes on July 31. However, the locals have been allowed to offer prayers in the temples in their neighbourhood on the last Monday of the holy month of Shravan. (PTI)

Posters were pasted on the walls of a few shops in a slum here, asking Muslims to leave the place by Monday or face consequences.

The posters came up at a slum in Sector 69 here a day before Monday's call by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) led groups for a 'shobha yatra' to resume the Brij Mandal Shobha Yatra in Nuh which was disrupted by the communal clashes in July.

In a complaint registered in this regard, Mojed said he found the poster on the wall of his tea shop on Sunday morning. (PTI)

Following the restriction imposed on the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) Brij Mandal Shobha Yatra, the police said that locals were not barred from performing 'Jalabhishek'.

Speaking to the reporters, Haryana's Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Mamata Singh said, "Today was the last 'Somvaar' (Monday) of the Sawan month. We took all the precautionary measures. Forces were deployed at different locations in Nuh. Although, locals were coming to the Nalhar temple and performing 'Jalabhishek'. Locals were never barred from performing 'Jalabhishek'". (ANI)

Ahead of Vishva Hindu Parishad's Shobha yatra on Monday, the Haryana government has taken stringent measures for peaceful procession. On 31 July, communal clashes erupted in Nuh and its adjoining areas after a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession was attacked by a mob leading to the death of six people, including two home guards and a cleric. Read the full story here. 

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday asked Congress to break its "silence" after one of its MLAs was issued a notice by police to join investigations in connection with the Nuh violence.

The chief minister said that not only has one of the Congress MLAs been issued a notice by the police, but fingers are also being pointed at some other MLAs from the party in connection with the violence

"Surprisingly, Congress has adopted silence and is not saying anything," Khattar told reporters here after the day's proceedings in the state assembly ended. "Despite these grave allegations, the Congress party has maintained a silence. The absence of a response from them certainly proves that 'dal mai kuch kala hai' (something is suspicious)," he said. (PTI)

The Haryana Assembly was briefly adjourned on Monday following an uproar as the opposition Congress raised the issue of the violence in Nuh and sought a probe monitored by a high court judge.

Communal clashes had erupted in Nuh and its adjoining areas after a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession was attacked by a mob on July 31 leading to the death of six people, including two home guards and a cleric.

When the Zero Hour commenced in the Assembly on Monday, the Congress members demanded a discussion on the Nuh violence, but Speaker Gian Chand Gupta said the matter was sub-judice.

 The Haryana Assembly was briefly adjourned on Monday following an uproar as the opposition Congress raised the issue of the violence in Nuh and sought a probe monitored by a high court judge.

Posters were pasted on the walls of a few shops in a slum here, asking Muslims to leave the place by Monday or face consequences. The posters came up at a slum in Sector 69 ahead of the a call by Vishwa Hindu Parishad-led groups for a 'shobha yatra' to resume the Brij Mandal Shobha Yatra in Nuh.

Security has been tightened in Haryana's Nuh following the call for a 'Shobha Yatra' in the district on Monday, despite authorities denying permission for the procession.

This follows the decision of the VHP to go ahead with its Braj Mandal Shobha Yatra today.

The Nuh administration on Monday allowed 15 seers and leaders of right-wing groups to offer prayers at the Shiv temple in Nalhar area of this district in Haryana which has been turned into a fortress in view of the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat's call for a 'shobha yatra'.

Authorities have denied permission for the yatra on Monday in the aftermath of the communal clashes on July 31. However, the locals have been allowed to offer prayers in the temples in their neighbourhood on the last Monday of the holy month of Shravan.

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) president Alok Kumar on Monday said that the Braj Mandal Shobha Yatra will be taken out and will not stop in Nuh, where section 144 has been imposed following the call for a procession in the district.

Kumar, however, said that the number of people, joining the procession, would be reduced.

Haryana Assembly proceedings were adjourned for 30 minutes on Monday amid uproar after the main opposition Congress sought Minister Sandeep Singh's resignation in connection with a sexual harassment case and also a discussion on the Nuh violence.

Nuh Violence in Haryana: VHP Leader Surendra Jain, on Monday, expressed his faith on the journey VHP is carrying out in Haryana today. "It will be a wonderful confluence of peace and harmony. Today's journey is definitely going to be unique," he told ANI.

Nuh Violence Latest Updates: The Jal Abhishek Yatra is not being held the way it was supposed to be. 

“Any religious work should be done peacefully and these traditions should continue,” Mahamandleshwar Swami Dharamdev told PTI.

Nuh Violence in Haryana: So far, situation is normal in the area. Force has been deployed in the area to maintain peace. The internet service remains suspended in the area, and things will be back to normal once situation improves, said Haryana Police ADG Mamata Singh.

Nuh Violence Latest Updates: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Monday said that the genuine worshippers never faced this kind of an issue earlier.

VHP Yatra in Nuh: Amid the ongoing Yatra in Nuh, VHP leader Surendra Jain said that Law and Order will prevail in the Harayana Mewat region. He also expressed his confidence that the administration would cooperate in the successful completion of the Yatra under the leadership of local people and sants.

Speaking to ANI, Surendra Jain said that today will be known as an important day in the history of Haryana. Today it will be decided whether law and order will prevail in Mewat, Haryana.

Nuh Violence in Haryana LIVE: AAP's national spokesperson, Priyanka Kakkar, on Monday said that no organisation can take out Yatra by challenging the police. This is not possible without the involvement of the state government, Priyanka told PTI.

Nuh Violence Latest Updates: VHP president Alok Kumar on Monday said,"I wonder why people, including women, aged persons and children, who are peaceful and unarmed are being told not to take out the Yatra."

Nuh Violence Latest updates: VHP president Alok Kumar on Monday sad that the Braj Mandal Shobha Yatra will be taken out and will not stop in Nuh. THere section 144 has been imposed after the call of procession.

"Not only in Nuh but in other areas of Haryana where 'Jalabhishek' is to be performed in temples (on the occasion of the last Somvaar of Saawan month) a heavy police deployment is in place. If even half of this had happened on the day of the yatra, then probably the violence would not have happened (on July 31)," the VHP president added.

Nuh VIolence Latest Updates: Mahant Narayan Giri and Mahant Hari Giri of Dudheshwar Nath Mahadev Mutt on Monday, marched to attend VHP's ‘Shobh Yatra’ in Haryana's Nuh. 

“We are only going to the temple to perform the rituals. We have no intent for a tussle. If the police stops, we will stop there,” Mahant Narayan Giri told PTI.

Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya, a Hindu seer from Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, sat on an indefinite hunger strike after he was allegedly stopped from entering Haryana's Nuh, where section 144 has been imposed following the call for a 'Shobha Yatra' in the district.

The Hindu seer alleged that the administration stopped him and his followers at the Sohna toll plaza, while they were on their way to pay homage to people who were killed in last month's clashes and to perform 'Jalabhishek' in Nuh temple on the occasion of the last Somvaar (Monday) of Saawan month. (ANI)

Nuh Violence in Haryana; ADG Mamata Singh informed that a dozen FIRs have been registered on July 31 violence incident. Investigation is going on to find culprits.

Nuh Violence in Haryana: The state government has suspended mobile internet services from August 26 to August 28. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Nuh, Ashwini Kumar said that all schools and banks of the district are closed to restrict any movement