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Ahmedabad, Mar 26 Four Congress turncoat MLAs, including former leader of opposition Arjun Modhwadia, and an independent legislator, all of whom resigned from the Gujarat assembly membership in the last few months, were on Tuesday fielded by the ruling BJP for bypolls in five constituencies. These five seats -- Vijapur, Porbandar, Manavadar, Khambhat and Vaghodia - fell vacant after their …

After Madhya Pradesh, the local authorities in Gujarat on Friday demolished several shops, kiosks, and carts allegedly belonging to those who have been arrested for their alleged role in the communal riots in Khambhat on Ram Navami. The administration termed it as an anti-encroachment drive to remove structures that have come up on government land in Khambhat. The police have …

Ram Navami Violence: Bulldozers Brought in to Remove Encroachments in Gujarat's Khambhat

Days after communal violence rocked Khambhat town of Gujarat's Anand district, the administration on Friday brought in bulldozers to remove illegal encroachments along a road in Shakarpura area of the town where a Ram Navami procession came under attack on April 10. Apart from 'illegal' encroachments, including wooden cabins and some concrete structures, the administration was also clearing the bushes …

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Local authorities in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Gujarat on Friday used bulldozers to demolish property, including roadside shops and carts, owned by persons arrested for rioting in Khambhat town on April 10. “A drive against illegal structures, some belonging to those involved in the April 10 violence, was started in Khambhat town of Anand district,” District Collector M.Y. ‘Halt demolition …

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Violence in Gujarat’s Khambhat pre-planned: police

Ahmedabad: The violence at Khambhat in Gujarat’s Anand district during a Ram Navami procession on April 10, which left one person dead, was a pre-planned conspiracy, police said on Wednesday. HT Image In a statement, police said the people behind the violence were influenced by social media messages and instigating videos. It added the accused wanted to ensure the Ram …

A 65-year-old man was killed and another injured as communal clashes erupted in Gujarat’s Khambhat during a procession taken out on the occasion of Ram Navami on Sunday. Following the communal clashes in the two towns, Gujarat’s Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi held a meeting of the top Home Department and police officials and directed them to take …

Khambhat violence: Residents recall 2002 riots as communal clashes erupt in Gujarat town

The riots in Khambhat come at a time when Delhi is reeling under communal violence after Hindu and Muslim protesters clashed over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens. “Unidentified ‘rioters’ looted around 25-30 households in the Bhavsarwad area near the main town,” the resident said. “Muslims were told to leave town by Tuesday afternoon or their …

Hindus in Gujarat's Khambhat hold protest over repeated violence by Muslim mobs

The Hindu organisations in the central Gujarat town of Khambhat are observing a strike today in protest to the arson, loot, attacks perpetrated by the Muslims against the Hindus of the area. Khambat, where communal clashes broke out between Hindus and Muslims on Sunday, remained on the boil for the third day in a row as a mob set on …