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Violent protests in UP
against Assam-Myanmar violence
Friday August 17, 2012 05:33:41 PM,
IANS
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Lucknow:
Violence
broke out in the Uttar Pradesh capital city Friday as hundreds of
irate Muslims, protesting violence against the community in Assam
and Myanmar, took to the streets, attacked people, and vandalised
shops and vehicles in their way.
It all started after prayers on the last Friday of the month of
Ramzan when a mob of over 2,000 people, owing allegiance to
Jamaat-e-Ulema took out a procession from old Lucknow after the 'Jumat-ul-vida'
- last Friday of the month of Ramzan, prayersand began moving towards the Vidhan Sabha.
Raising slogans against the killings of Muslims in Myanmar and
Assam, the crowd turned violent even targeting the famous Buddha
Park where they vandalised many statues and uprooted plants. The
police posse present there remained silent spectators.
The crowd was finally physically stopped at the Vidhan Sabha when
the protestors wanted to proceed towards the chief minister's
Kalidas Marg residence.
The mob then turned its ire on the media persons and cameramen
present at the legislature, attacking the journalists, breaking
their cameras and vandalising the OB van of a national television
channel.
While the mob soon melted away, the media persons staged a sit-in
demanding action and arrest of the people who attacked them. They
said they would not move until the principal secretary for home
came and met them and ordered arrest of the attackers.
Violent protests have been reported from Kanpur also where
protestors pelted stones on passers-by at Rizvi Road and Cycle
Market areas after the namaaz. Rapid Action Force (RAF) has been
deployed to prevent further escalation of violence.
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