Here Hindus demanded minority status, know the reason: There was talk of a survey at Jama Masjid at this time, in protest against which Hindus have demanded minority status in front of Iqbal Singh, the chairman of the National Minority Commission, who came to investigate the violence. He even said that Hindus are 15% in Sambhal and they have been continuously harassed from time to time, in such a situation, the chairman of the commission has also assured to consider his point.
On November 24, 2024, four people died due to violence in Sambhal district and more than 30 officers and policemen were also injured, in such a situation, Muslim organizations had even complained to the commission. The chairman of the National Minority Commission is also taking stock of Jama Masjid and the violence-affected area and talks are also being held with the officials of the guest house of the Public Works Department.
The chairman of the National Minority Commission reached Sambhal on Thursday and reached Jama Masjid along with police administrative officials and took stock of the situation inside. After this, he reached the violence-hit area and took detailed information. Violence broke out during the survey of the Advocate Commissioner in Jama Masjid on November 24. During this, the violent mob pelted stones at the police, opened fire and set vehicles on fire. However, four people were killed and more than 30 policemen were injured.
In this sequence, on Thursday, the Chairman of the National Minority Commission, Iqbal Singh reached Lalpura Jama Masjid. He inspected the mosque from inside and gathered information. After about 10 minutes, he came out of the mosque and reached those areas where violence broke out on November 24. SDM Vandana Mishra, ASP Shrishchand and CO Anuj Chaudhary reached the violence-hit area and gave the Chairman full information about the firing, stone pelting and arson done by the rioters.
