The court approved the withdrawal of a case against 25 BJP leaders and Hindutva associates, accused of inflammatory speeches leading to communal violence.
A special MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh has given its approval for the prosecution's request to withdraw a case related to the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots against 25 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and individuals associated with Hindutva groups. The decision comes following allegations that these individuals made inflammatory speeches, which resulted in communal violence.
The violence erupted in September 2013, leading to the death of at least 60 persons and displacement of thousands of Muslim families. Reports also surfaced of sexual assaults and abuse in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts during this period.
Accused in the present case include state minister Kapil Dev Agarwal, former Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan, and former state minister Suresh Rana. Others named are former Uttar Pradesh minister Ashok Kataria, ex-BJP MPs Bhartendu Singh and Sohanvir Singh, former BJP MLAs Ashok Kansal and Umesh Malik, Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Sadhvi Prachi, and Narsinghanand of Dasna Shiv Temple.
The accused are facing trial for allegedly violating prohibitory orders, obstructing public servants in the discharge of their duties, and inciting communal tension through speeches at a mahapanchayat held at Nagla Mador in the district on July 31, 2013.
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