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Incidents of religious violence between Hindus and Muslims occurred in Kawardha, Chhattisgarh, India, between 3 and 7 October 2021.Template:Fact
Background
Kawardha is a small city in the Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh. It is the home of former state Chief Minister Raman Singh and Forest Minister Mohammad Akbar.Template:Sfn The district is 92.4% Hindu and 7.76% Muslim.Template:Sfn
Incident
On Sunday, 3 October 2021, a group of Muslims and Hindus had an argument over the placement of religious flags in Loahara Naka Chowk in the town of Kawardha.[1][2]Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn An eyewitness claimed that following the altercation, a green flag had been torn down, and some hours later, a saffron flag was removed in retaliation.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Two days later, right-wing organisations, including the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal, held a rally protesting the flag removal. The rally led to civil unrest in the region, including arson and rioting. The police conducted a lathi charge to disperse the protestors,Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn invoked Section 144 (barring unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code, and imposed a curfew in the region.[3][4]Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
The police stated that the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal had promised peaceful protests.Template:Sfn They registered a First Information Reports against several people, including Santosh Pandey, a Member of Parliament, and Abhishek Singh, a former Member of Parliament, both of whom were from the Bharatiya Janata Party.Template:Sfn
References
Citations
- ↑ Chhattisgarh's Kawardha tense after violence over removal of religious flags, curfew on. India Today(6 October 2021). Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ छत्तीसगढ़: कवर्धा में धार्मिक झंडे हटाने को लेकर दो गुटों में झड़प, इलाके में धारा 144 लागू. Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ Curfew imposed in Chhattisgarh's Kawardha town after communal violence; 15 detained. Hindustan Times(2021-10-06). Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ Curfew In Chhattisgarh Town After Violence During Right-Wing Rally. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
Sources
- After Communal Tensions in Chhattisgarh's Kawardha, Cops Book Over 90 People, Tiwari, Vishnukant. The Quint(9 October 2021).
- FIRs registered against thousands including former, current MP in Kawardha riots, says SP Mohit Garg. ANI News(10 October 2021).
- FIR against Raman Singh's son, BJP MP for clashes in Kawardha. The Times of India(9 October 2021).
- Argument over flags erupts in communal violence in Chhattisgarh's Kabirdham. Indian Express(6 October 2021).
- Uneasy calm in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Kawardha town. The Hindustan Times(7 October 2021).
- Chhattisgarh Police targeting only BJP people, alleges MP Santosh Pandey. Times Now(11 October 2021).
- [{{{url}}} Kawardha Population, Caste Data Kabirdham Chhattisgarh](2015).