2021 Kawardha riots
| 2021 Kawardha riots and unrest | |||||||||
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| Part ofreligious violence in India | |||||||||
| Date | 3 October 2021[1] | ||||||||
| Location | 22°01′N81°15′E/ 22.02°N 81.25°E | ||||||||
| Goals | Arson,stoning,civil unrestandrioting | ||||||||
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The2021 Kawardha riotswere incidents ofreligious violencebetween Hindus and Muslims that occurred inKawardha,Chhattisgarh,India, between 3 and 7 October 2021.
Background
[edit]Kawardhais a small city in theKabirdham districtofChhattisgarh.It is the home of former stateChief MinisterRaman Singhand Forest MinisterMohammad Akbar.[2]The district is 92.4% Hindu and 7.76% Muslim.[3]
Incident
[edit]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.[4][5][2][6][1]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.[2][1]Two days later, right-wing organisations, including theVishva Hindu Parishadand theBajrang Dal,held a rally protesting the flag removal. The rally led to civil unrest in the region, including arson and rioting. The police conducted alathi chargeto disperse the protestors,[7][1]invokedSection 144(barring unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code, and imposed acurfewin the region.[8][9][10][7]
The police stated that the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal had promised peaceful protests.[1]They registered aFirst Information Reportsagainst several people, includingSantosh Pandey,aMember of Parliament,andAbhishek Singh,a former Member of Parliament, both of whom were from theBharatiya Janata Party.[2]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^abcdeVerma, Indian Express 2021.
- ^abcdTiwari, The Quint 2021.
- ^2011 Kawardha census.
- ^"Chhattisgarh's Kawardha tense after violence over removal of religious flags, curfew on".India Today.Retrieved2021-10-21.
- ^"छत्तीसगढ़: कवर्धा में धार्मिक झंडे हटाने को लेकर दो गुटों में झड़प, इलाके में धारा 144 लागू".Amar Ujala(in Hindi).Retrieved2021-10-21.
- ^ANI News 2021.
- ^abMishra 2021.
- ^"Curfew imposed in Chhattisgarh's Kawardha town after communal violence; 15 detained".Hindustan Times.2021-10-06.Retrieved2021-10-21.
- ^"Curfew In Chhattisgarh Town After Violence During Right-Wing Rally".NDTV.Retrieved2021-10-21.
- ^TOI 2021.
Sources
[edit]- Tiwari, Vishnukant (9 October 2021)."After Communal Tensions in Chhattisgarh's Kawardha, Cops Book Over 90 People".The Quint.
- "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.
- Verma, Gargi (6 October 2021)."Argument over flags erupts in communal violence in Chhattisgarh's Kabirdham".Indian Express.
- Mishra, Ritesh (7 October 2021)."Uneasy calm in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Kawardha town".The Hindustan Times.
- "Chhattisgarh Police targeting only BJP people, alleges MP Santosh Pandey".Times Now.11 October 2021.
- "Kawardha Population, Caste Data Kabirdham Chhattisgarh".Census of India.2015.