A BJP MLA has said he would facilitate the resettlement of 25 Hindu Pakistani refugees in Kawal village, epicentre of 2013 Uttar Pradesh riots.
Muzaffarnagar| The village which was the epicentre of the 2013 communal riots, is viewing the offer by its MLA, Vikram Saini, to facilitate settlement of 25 Hindu Pakistani refugees families in the village as a counter to the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
BJP MLA has said he would facilitate the settlement of 25 Hindu Pakistani refugees in Kawal village in Muzaffarnagar and has given financial aid to five of them.
Five of the refugees, who had come to India after allegedly facing religious persecution in Pakistan, on Saturday met Khatauli BJP MLA Vikram Saini here. After the meeting, Saini told reporters that he gave five of them Rs 5,000 each as aid and also promised them that he will facilitate their resettlement in Kawal village.
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Saini, the BJP MLA from Khatauli, who also faces an attempt-to-murder charge in the 2013 riots case, says, “I want to do this in the national interest. The 25 families include seven who are already living in Muzaffarnagar. I want five bighas where these families can be settled. If such land cannot be found, I’ll donate own. We are planning to build two-bedroom houses with a toilet.”
With thousands displaced in the riots, including from Kawal, Muslims are concentrated in ghettos in the village. They mostly work as farm labourers or run small shops.
Three youths were killed in Kawal village following which riots broke out in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas, claiming 60 lives and displacing over 40,000 people.
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