27 communal riots in UP since SP formed govt: CM admits in House

As many as 27 incidents of communal violence occurred since the Samajwadi Party (SP) formed government in the state.

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav informed the Assembly about the details of communal incidents in the state between March 15,2012 and December 31 2012 in a written reply to a question raised by Bhartiya Janata Partys Satish Mahana and Lokendra Singh and Peace Partys Dr Mohammad Ayub.

Among them three incidents were big which occurred at Mathura,Bareilly and Faizabad. Seven incidents of communal violence occurred during the period,which includes two at Pratapgarh,and one each at Ghaziabad,Bareilly,Sambhal,Bijnore and Allahabad.

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Besides this,17 communal incidents occurred during the period thrice at Meerut,twice at Ghaziabad,thrice at Muzaffarnagar,twice at Kushinagar,and once at Lucknow,Bijnore,Sitapur,Bahriach,Sant Ravidas Nagar,Moradabad and Sambhal.

Since the question hour was adjourned due to Kunda incident,no supplementary questions could be raised.

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