Communal fires: Political parties' claims of secularism are illusory

Netaji has congratulated his son for how the Muzaffarnagar riots have been handled, how effectively calm has been restored. Akhilesh Yadav himself has rejected all culpability, blaming a conspiracy to tarnish his image and give to 'trivial' issues like 'eve-teasing' a communal colour. He has appealed to all secular parties to remain united. But the Uttar Pradesh administration's failure to avert a crisis that was far from unforeseen can't be whitewashed.

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