Haryana Becomes Mini Pakistan

 Haryana unrest could've been foiled; Mewat people fought Mughals, stood firmly with India: Dy CM

Haryana's Mewat is being called 'Mini Pakistan' on social media after the two-day violence. Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala spoke against the name-calling.

Amid intense political blame-game over Haryana violence that spilled from Mewat and stopped short of reaching Delhi, Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday said the people of Mewat fought for the Independence of India and resisted the Mughals' attack. The statement as some social media users called Mewat -- the epicentre of the violence -- as ‘Mini Pakistan’.

Mewat firmly stood with India: Dushyant Chautala

On July 31, a Hindu procession in Muslim majority Nuh, formerly known as Mewat, was attacked after a video went viral. The violence started from there and spread to other areas of Haryana, including Gurugram. Five people were killed, shops were set on fire and several were injured in the two-day violence. While chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said there was a conspiracy behind the violence that spiralled on Monday and Tuesday, deputy chief minister Dushyant Singh Chautala said the people of Mewat always stood firmly with India. They fought when the Mughals attacked, they also fought for the Independence. dia or the post-Independence period, Mewat always stood firmly with India. “People of Mewat fought for the Independence of India. What happened in Nuh on Monday is unprecedented in the history of Haryana and those behind this incident must be identified and punished as per law,” the deputy CM said.

‘Haryana violence could have been prevented’

The deputy CM said the organisers of the rally which came under the attack did not give the full information about their rally, nor did they give any proper estimation of the number of people participating in the rally. Attributing the widespread damage to this incomplete info given by the organisers, the deputy CM said the culprits will be punished irrespective of their political affiliations.

Haryana violence toll reaches 6; 116 people arrested

The toll of the Nuh violence reached six on Wednesday morning with Bajrang Dal convener Pradeep Sharma succumbing to his injuries on Wednesday. Before the sixth death five people including two home guards and the naib imam of a mosque, were killed.