Jat-muslims rift widens but both sides attack govt

Fresh battle lines are being drawn in Muzaffarnagar’s rural areas as Muslims and Jats harden respective stances against the local administration’s “inefficient and unfair action” in dealing with communal violence in the past two months. Three panchayats — one Muslim and two Jat — took place on Friday though the administration had banned these after Jats returning from a Mahapanchayat on September 7 were attacked at various villages. On September 8, Jats killed over 50 Muslims in retaliation and the violence hasn’t stopped ever since.

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