Nitish allots Rs 2 lakh for repairing mosque damaged in communal vioence

April 06, 2018 10:44

The Bihar government has allotted over Rs 2 lakh for the repair and restoration of Gudri mosque and Jiaul-Ulum madrassa situated in Samastipur, both of which were damaged in the recent communal violence in the state.

The home department, headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has allotted Rs 2,13,700 for the repair work.

Reportedly, the government has also released Rs 25 lakh as compensation 'for those whose shops were burnt in arson during a Ram Navami procession' in Aurangabad.

A similar provision of Rs 8.5 lakh has been made for compensating six affected people in Nawada district as well.

Recently, communal clashes, which broke out between two groups in Bhagalpur and Aurangabad on the occasion of Ram Navami, spilt over to other parts of the state after miscreants vandalised a Hanuman idol in Nawada.

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