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Maharashtra: Political row over communal clashes
Updated On: 31 March, 2023 06:14 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Deputy CM says situation now under control, even as MVA alleges collusion between BJP and AIMIM
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Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis. File pic
While the authorities brought the situation under control in Aurangabad and Paldhi area of Jalgaon district where two communities clashed on the eve of Ram Navami on Wednesday, the Opposition in the state and the government trade barbs, with the former blaming the BJP and AIMIM of orchestrating the clashes. Police vehicles were torched, several people, including cops, were hurt and damage to properties was also reported.
An altercation began between two individual groups over shouting of slogans near a famous Ram temple in Aurangabad, which set off mobs during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. Reports said a mob of over 500 people attacked cops. In Jalgaon, people fought over playing music during a shobha yatra outside a mosque. The religious activities on Ram Navami, on Thursday, went smoothly, however.
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