We are going to to calm the situation in Moradabad: Congress

July 26, 2014 11:19

The Congress march Delhi to Moradabad has been stalled by the police long the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border. Heavy security been deployed.

The Congress has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of instigating communal tension in Moradabad. "We are going to to calm the situation," said
Madhusudan Mistry.

Image: Police stop Congress leaders from going to Moradabad. Photograph: ANI/Twitter

Earlier, 13 Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders were detained after they tried to re-install a loudspeaker at a temple.

At the epicentre of the trouble in Moradabad is a temple in Muslim dominated Akbarpur village belonging to the Jatav community. Trouble started last month after a section of villagers protested against installation of a loudspeaker in the temple.

The loudspeakers were removed by the local administration earlier this month following the protests.

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