SHAMEFUL THAT MUZAFFARNAGAR RIOTS ACCUSED GIVEN LS TICKETS: JUSTICE SACHAR

Former chief justice Rajinder Sachar on March 19 termed as “shameful” the act of political parties giving Lok Sabha tickets to Muzaffarnagar riots accused. “This is shameful and unfortunate. People who have been prosecuted have been put up to fight Lok Sabha elections. This shows the psychology (of the parties),” Sachar said. BJP has given Lok Sabha tickets to two leaders who face charges linked to the violence. Sachar was speaking at the release of a report by ‘Forum for Democracy and Communal Amity’ on the Muuzaffarnagar riots. A 7 member team of FDCA had visited the riot-affected areas and met victims, families, community leaders and members of the local administration over a period of three days.  They had come out with a report on the findings of the visit in which one of the major demands is to make a planned effort to send the riot victims to their villages. “Conducive environment must be created for sending them back to their homes. The government has given them compensation but it is a quick fix solution,” FDCA president Muchkund Dubey said.