The Hindu
September 12, 2008
Azamgarh DIG, SP suspended
Special Correspondent
LUCKNOW: Five days after communal violence in Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh claimed the life of one person, the Mayawati government on Thursday suspended Azamgarh Range DIG Abhimanyu Tripathi and SP V.K. Garg, on charges of dereliction of duty and ignoring directives for making effective police arrangements. Violence and arson erupted in Azamgarh after the convoy of BJP MP from Gorakhpur, Yogi Adityanath, was attacked. Earlier the MP’s supporters had raised objectionable slogans in the Muslim-dominated Takiya locality of the eastern UP town.
The MP was going to address the ‘Virat Hindu Chetna Rally’, organized by the Hindu Yuva Vahini in the local DAV College.
Addressing a press conference, Director General of Police Vikram Singh and Principal Secretary, Home, Kunwar Fateh Bahadur said Mr. Adityanath has a past of making objectionable speeches.
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The Hindu
8 September 2008
Vehicle torched, bus, train movement hit during bandh
Lucknow (PTI): Activists of the VHP and other Hindu outfits on Monday hit the streets torching a jeep and blocking trains during a bandh in eastern Uttar Pradesh to protest the attack on BJP MP Yogi Adityanath which left one dead and six injured.
VHP and Hindu Yuva Vahini cadres toched a jeep in Ballia district and forced closure of shops, raising pro-Hindutva slogans.
The movement of both roadways and private buses as well as trains was affected in Ballia and Gorakhpur districts where bandh supporters tried to stop trains.
All schools and colleges remained closed in Azamgarh.
Altogether 226 preventive arrests were made in apprehension of trouble during the bandh, ADG law and order Brij Lal said, adding that those arrested were later released on personal bonds.
Shops and markets remained closed in Gorkahpur, Deoria, Ballia, Varanasi, Mau, Azamgarh and Jaunpur districts where police personnel were deployed in strength after Sunday's incident sparked tension in the region.
In Lucknow Bajrang Dal staged a protest demonstration before the Vidhan Sabha, reports said.
Meanwhile, two borthers have been arrested in connection with the killing of one Maniullah in the violent clashes sparked off by the attack on the MP's convoy, the ADG said.
Piyush Singh and Dhiraj Singh, who are brothers, were arrested with a prohibited 32 bore pistol from the scene of yesterday's clashes, he said adding that altogether 13 people have been held in connection with Sunday's violent incidents.
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