Speaking on the Nuh Muslim violence, in which Muslim mobs systematically attacked Hindu religious yatris, Gurgaon BJP MP and Union Minister of State (Independent charge) Rao Inderjit Singh claimed that yatri participants were carrying swords and said that it was not right for participants in a religious yatra to be carrying swords and sticks.
“Kisne hathiyar diye unko is procession mein le jaane ke liye? Koi talwar leke jata hai procession mein? Lathi-dande leke jata hai ?(Who gave them weapons for the procession? Who goes to a procession carrying swords, or sticks?) This is wrong. A provocation took place from this side too. I am not saying there was no provocation from the other side,” Singh told The Indian Express.
Singh also attributed a small fight between children, “who started pelting stones at each other”, as “the spark” that lit the fire.
“I have asked the police to probe who uploaded such videos. Someone said there were videos saying, “We are coming for this religious function, your daamad (son-in-law) is coming. If you can stop, stop it”. If such irresponsible videos are uploaded, it causes a negative impact,” the Union Minister added.
According to Singh, the area, which is Muslim-dominated, had not seen such an incident in “the past 75 years after partition”. “Why did it happen now? I believe social media is responsible,” he added.
