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NEW DELHI – Hundreds of people took part in the Hindu mahapanchayat organised by Hindutva organisation Hindu Samaj at Tigra village in Gurugram on Sunday in support of the accused arrested for killing imam Hafiz Saad and torching a mosque during the communal violence in Haryana.
Speaking at the Hindu Mahapanchayat, local corporator demanded shutting down mosques in Gurugram claiming that there’s no native Muslim population here. He blamed mosque for misguiding youths. Some speakers also called for economic boycott of Muslims in the city.
Assistant commissioner of police (ACP) DLF Gurugram Vikas Kaushik while speaking to ANI affirmed that the city was peaceful and no incident of violence was reported in the last 2-3 days.
“We have had talks with all sides. They have assured us that the panchayat will happen peacefully,” the senior police officer said.
Following the clashes, Nuh’s district administration has been on a demolition spree over the last three days, razing down ‘illegal’ structures. Shanties of several Muslim migrant workers were razed. On Sunday, a three-storey hotel was brought down to dust by the administration. Pharmacies opposite the Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College were also targeted in the demolition drive.
Many people, particularly from the minority community have raised concerns as the demolition drive continued for the fourth consecutive day.
On July 31, violent clashes were reported between two religious groups during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad-led shobha yatra in Nuh. Subsequently, the violence spread to neighbouring districts such as Gurugram, Faridabad etc.
As many as six people, including a 19-year-old imam from Uttar Pradesh and two home guards, died in the clashes.
Meanwhile, the Haryana government on Sunday announced that mobile internet services will remain suspended in the Nuh district till August 8.
