Gujarat Congress moves MLAs to hear Bhuj Muslims

Bhuj, 3 August, 2014

Within a week of an attack on police by a group of Muslims, the opposition Congress party moved its two MLAs to hear local Muslims.

Three days back it was reported that the state Congress on complain of Kutch Congress leader Adam Chaki had constituted a three member committee to visit the Muslims in Bhuj and hear them. The three members were according to a report Ahmedabad MLA Shailesh Parmar, Wankaner MLA Javed Pirzara and Dhanera MLA Joitaram Patel.

On Saturday, two of them Congress MLAs Javed Pirzada(Wankaner) and Joitaram Patel(Dhanera) were moved to Bhuj. Both MLAs visited Muslim localities like Sarpat gate, Bheed naka where attack on police took place.

They also met groups of Muslims at Umde Bhuwan.

Local Muslim during their representation to Congress MLAs said that media which played dubious role in Bhuj mob violence affair behaved worse than terrorist leader Hafiz Saeed.

Local Muslim women complained that police’s search drive to nab suspect was creating fear among the women.

Meanwhile police has arrested seven Hindus who tried to set Mishkinsha Pir Dargah on fire in reaction to attack by Muslims on police over Facebook comment.

On Monday evening, Mishkinsha Pir Dargah’s chadar was burnt. The dargah is located behind Leuva Patel hospital in Bhuj. Five persons arrested were sent on two days remand and later sent to jail.

Meanwhile Bhuj ‘A’ division police has seized about 131 vehicles used by attackers on Sunday evening. Police has sought details of owners of these vehicles from RTO. Police believe that most of the vehicles are owned by those who formed a group and attacked the police. Chhakado rickshaw among the vehicles was carrying stones lifted from nearby railway track.