Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik has sent a “special” report prepared by the state government to President Pranab Mukherjee on the alleged migration of Hindus from Kairana, Mathura’s Jawahar Bagh incident as well as the Dadri lynching.
“The Governor sent a special report to President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday,” a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said on Sunday. The report was submitted by state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to the governor on June 26. A controversy erupted over BJP MP Hukum Singh’s claim that Hindus were forced to ‘migrate’ from Kairana, which was affected in the 2013 riots in Muzaffarnagar and its surrounding areas, due to law and order issues.
The Centre had sought a detailed report from Uttar Pradesh government on the issue. Samajwadi Party, however, trashed charges of “exodus”, accusing the BJP of vitiating the communal atmosphere in the state ahead of the 2017 Assembly polls.
In his report, Yadav had apprised Naik on action taken on his directive over the grabbing of government land and encroachments in Mathura.