“UP: Former MP Shahid Siddiqui passes blame on Hindus for violence in Sambhal, says there won’t be any peace if “they search for shivling under every mosque””, Opindia, November 24, 2024:
“On 24th November, violence erupted in Sambhal after a court-ordered survey at Jama Masjid, as Islamists gathered and started pelting stones at the police. They resorted to arson and clashed with the police present at the scene.
The police had to resort to tear gas and lathi charge to control the Islamist mob. Several vehicles were set ablaze in the area, and stone-pelting continued for hours. Amidst the violence, the Chief Editor of the Urdu daily Nai Duniya and former Member of Parliament, Shahid Siddiqui, blamed Hindus for the violence unleashed by Muslims.
In a social media post, he wrote, “If they search for a shivling under every mosque, then there won’t be any peace in our country and society…….”
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