Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh has initiated a move to withdraw instances against its leaders accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots.
“A withdrawal application has been moved in the court and the matter is pending disposal,” government counsel Rajeev Sharma told the media.
The accused in the case contain Sangeet Som, MLA from Sardhana (Meerut) Cabinet Minister Suresh Rana, MLA from Thana Bhawan (Shamli) and Kapil Dev, who represents the Muzaffarnagar Sadar seat in the Assembly apart from Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi.
The leaders had allegedly produced inflammatory speeches at a ‘Mahapanchayat’ at Nagla Mandor village, organized by members of the Jat neighborhood to talk about the situation of two Hindu males obtaining been lynched by a Muslim mob quickly right after they had killed a Muslim youth.
Their speeches reportedly aided the eventual violence in the district in September 2013.
More than 60 people today have been killed and more than 40,000 rendered homeless in the riots which occurred throughout the Samajwadi Party government.
In addition to the speeches, the leaders have been also accused of violating prohibitory orders to hold a Mahapanchayat without having acquiring permission from the district administration.