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Sambhal probe report blames SP leaders, gives BJP poll weapon
A judicial commission report tabled in the Uttar Pradesh assembly on August 5 has concluded that the November 2024 Sambhal violence was 'pre-planned', India Today reports. The 854-page report, headed by retired…
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A judicial commission report tabled in the Uttar Pradesh assembly on August 5 has concluded that the November 2024 Sambhal violence was 'pre-planned', India Today reports. The 854-page report, headed by retired judge Justice Devendra Arora, blames Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq, MLA Iqbal Mahmood's son Suhail Iqbal and others for the unrest. It gives the police a clean chit and says the bullets that killed four people were not fired from police weapons. The violence erupted over a court-mandated survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid.
The BJP sees the report as official ammunition to reinforce its law and order narrative ahead of the UP assembly elections. The SP has rejected the findings as politically motivated, pointing to the chief minister's '80 versus 20' remark. Both parties are expected to spar over the report in the coming months.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides are rushing to weaponise the report. The BJP calls it proof of SP's lawlessness, while the SP cries political vendetta. The commission was government-appointed, so its impartiality will always be suspect. The real test lies in what independent evidence emerges: the claim that bullets were not from police weapons can be verified by ballistic experts. Will the state allow a neutral review or keep the report as an election campaign document?
Source: indiatoday.in
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