Uttarakhand Communal Tensions | People Can't Be Forced To Buy Or Not Buy From Particular Shops, Says High Court Chief Justice
1 year, 6 months ago

Uttarakhand Communal Tensions | People Can't Be Forced To Buy Or Not Buy From Particular Shops, Says High Court Chief Justice

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No one can be forced to buy or not to buy from a particular shop, said Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi on Thursday while hearing a petition highlighting the issue of communal tensions in Uttarkashi district in the State. A bench of Chief Justice Sanghi and Justice Rakesh Thapliyal, which was hearing a petition seeking a ban on a ‘Maha panchayat’ proposed to be held by Hindu right-wing groups in Purola today, Advocate-General SN Babulker submitted that the congregation of Hindutva outfits had been called off after the administration intervened and managed to ‘diffuse’ the tension. She referred, in particular, to notices threatening Muslim shop owners to vacate their premises, and a letter allegedly issued by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad issuing an ultimatum to hold a ‘chakka jam’ or a roadblock on June 20 unless Muslim families living in certain belts of Uttarakhand did not leave their homes. However, the chief justice asked, “Where is the order by the State or anyone that the shops will not be allowed to be opened?” Alam attempted to explain that while no official order had been passed instructing Muslim shop owners to shut their shops, they were compelled to do so owing to the atmosphere of ‘fear and polarisation’.

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