Timeline : Attacks On Hindus In India By Islamists

[G.Subramaniam]

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UP: Desecration of Temple Leads to Violence in Meerut

The Parikshitgarh village of Meerut, UP witnessed widespread violence following attempts by members of the Muslim community to desecrate a Shiva Temple. Police unleashed lathi charge against protesters against the desecration. 6 people were injured in the clash. Local organisations complain that police registered an FIR against the Hindus, who protested against the act of defiling. Situation remains tense, even after 3 days of the incident’s occurrence.

“They have done this deliberately, as they have always been doing. Now with the local MLA being a Muslim, they seem to have gathered enough strength to cause trouble on a regular basis, ” said Banwari Ram, an eye witness. “They desecrated the place by peeing in the area and throwing dirt into the temple premises.”

Sources have stated that members of the Muslim community have gathered in large numbers, preventing Hindus from opening their shops and carrying on with day to day business transactions. Locals goons are also alleged to have misbehaved with women folk of the area. According to BJP MP Agrawal, the act of desecration has been going on with the blessings of the State government and MLA, Shahid of Samajwadi Party.

Hindu organizations including Viswa Hindu Parishad has strongly condemned the act, with members of the local chapter seeking stern action against the miscreants. In a meeting held in the Shiva temple by local VHP chapter, senior activist Shailendra Singh Chauhan said, “The vote bank politics of Mulayam Singh Yadav has started showing its ugly face. But we will never tolerate any kind of attack or harm on the Hindu community and its members.”

Another VHP leader Prempal Chauhan has called for stringent action against all the police officers who indulged in lathi charge against the peacefully protesting Hindus.

According to DIG Hari Ram Sharma, “A case has been registered and three persons were arrested in this connection. A police team has been deployed in the village.”