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Action against culprits should be taken regardless of their political alliances: CPI (M)

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury on Saturday stated that stern action needs to be taken against culprits responsible for inciting communal violence in Muzaffarnagar, regardless of their political alliances. Yechury further added it was unfortunate that the communal disturbance has increased as the elections are approaching. The Uttar Pradesh police have till now arrested 3 leaders- BJP's Sangeet Som and Suresh Rana, and BSP's Noor Salim Rana. Sep 21, 2013
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Muzaffarnagar riots: BJP MLA Suresh Rana sent to 14-day judicial custody

Muzaffarnagar, Sep 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Thana Bhavan, Suresh Rana has been sent to 14-day judicial custody on Saturday. Rana, accused of inciting communal violence through inflammatory speeches in Muzaffarnagar, was arrested by the UP police on Friday. The Uttar Pradesh police also arrested BJP MLA Sangeet Som and BSP MLA Noor Salim Rana on Saturday over similar charges. Sep 21, 2013
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SP have history of communal riots, stop arresting innocent MLAs: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): As the recent arrest of BJP MLA Suresh Rana in Muzaffarnagar communal clashes case and thereafter surrender by Sangeet Som made BJP President Rajnath Singh to cancel his visit to the area on Saturday, he said that SP is the party who have a history of communal clashes and they should stop arresting innocent BJP MLAs in false cases. Further, he said that BJP is functioning and thinking in the direction of maintaining peace and tranquility in the state and not to incite the people. Singh is also set to meet the prime minister on the issue so that proper and fair probe in the state could be carried out. Sep 21, 2013
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Muzaffarnagar Riots: BJP slams SP for being biased in taking action

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): BJP National Spokesperson Captain Abhimanyu on Saturday slammed the Samajwadi Party for arresting BJP MLA Suresh Rana on charges of inciting communal violence through inflammatory speeches in Muzaffarnagar. Captain Abhimanyu said that even though no action has been taken against SP leader Azam Khan, but BJP leaders are being targeted for no reason. Sep 21, 2013
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Muzaffarnagar arrest: BJP tries to pass the buck when in trouble, says Congress

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): As BJP claims that the accused BJP MLA Suresh Rana, arrested in the Muzaffarnagar riot case is framed because of political reasons, Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi said that it is in BJP's habit of passing the buck when they are caught red-handedly or are in trouble. He further said that people all over know that BJP is behind inciting the aforesaid clashes and this is a result of the ideological representation coming from BJP___s PM candidate Narendra Modi. Sep 21, 2013
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My speech was not provocative: BJP MLA Suresh Rana

Lucknow, Sep 20 (ANI): Arrested BJP MLA Suresh Rana has claimed that he has not given any controversial speech that incited communal violence in Muzaffarnagar. Rana was arrested on Friday, 72 hours after the arrest warrants were issued against 16 politicians accused of inciting communal violence through inflammatory speeches. Rana claimed that he was being targeted by the Samajwadi Party as he asked for Azam Khan's resignation. Sep 20, 2013
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Muzaffarnagar violence: BJP MLA Suresh Rana arrested

Lucknow, Sep 20 (ANI): 72 hours after the arrest warrants were issued against politicians accused of inciting communal violence through inflammatory speeches in Muzaffarnagar, the Akhilesh Yadav government has arrested BJP MLA Suresh Rana. Rana had been attending Uttar Pradesh Assembly session for the last few days even as police officials had been waiting outside the building to arrest political leaders accused of making inflammatory speeches. Sep 20, 2013
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SP targeting BJP ministers to hide its failure: Suresh Rana

Lucknow, Sep 16 (ANI): As the SP government in UP blamed BJP legislators for their alleged role in inciting the people and giving rise to communal violence in the state, one of the accused legislator Suresh Rana said that SP government is intentional Sep 16, 2013