Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohammed Azam Khan Monday told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to also visit other places in the state that have seen communal clashes.
Khan made the remark soon after Manmohan Singh visited Muzaffarnagar along with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi.
“They have gone to Muzaffarnagar. It is good but they should be equally concerned for other places (too that saw communal clashes),” he said. “(They) should go to Faizabad, Bareilly and Mathura too.”
At least 48 people were killed when communal violence engulfed Muzaffarnagar district Sep 7-9, leaving more than 100 people injured and forcing thousands to flee their homes.