Nuh MLA Aftab Ahmed promises law against lynching in name of cow protection

A law against lynching in the name of cow protection and a judicial inquiry into the communal violence that rocked the district last year are among the promises being made by the Congress Aftab Ahmed who is seeking reelection from the Muslimdominated Nuh constituency in HaryanaAhmed the deputy leader of opposition in the outgoing Haryana Assembly says there were warnings ahead of the communal violence and he had raised concerns with the administration beforehand but they let it happen not only causing loss of lives and property but also faithThe communal violence that rocked Nuh district last year was because of the BJPs propagation of antisocial elements in the garb of gau rakshaks they created a fear psychosis and the atmosphere was charged up As MLA I brought it to the notice of the administration that you should prevent such incidents but they let it happen Ahmed told PTI in an interviewThe chief minister was busy having a meeting in Rewari only 300 policemen were deputed for the entire route despite antisocial elements from both sides issuing challengeshellip They let it happen and till date we have been demanding that a judicial inquiry be held to find the officers responsible the causes of such violence and the way they handled the violence he addedSix people including two home guards and a cleric died in the clashes that erupted in Nuh over an attempt to stop a Vishva Hindu Parishad VHP procession and spread to Gurugram Police later slapped Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA charges against the Congress Ferozepur Jhirka MLA Mamman Khan in the caseA day after the violence they demolished the homes of some people who were not even involved thousands of our structures were demolished of poor people they were not even involved in this incident and the stringent UAPA was initiatedhellip That is the reason the Congress has been demanding a judicial inquiry into what led to the communal incidenthellip It was not just the loss of lives and property but also faith amongst people Ahmed saidWe are fortunate enough that people saw through their game and one day after the incident no such incident was repeated and people realised that we have to live in harmonyhellip We will bring a law against lynching in the name of cow protection he addedAhmed 58 is pitted against the BJPs Sanjay Singh the sitting MLA from Sohna constituency in Nuh The Indian National Lok Dal INLD has fielded Tahir HussainTahir Hussain is the son of Zakir Hussain a threetime MLA from the constituency and chairperson of the Haryana Waqf Board He recently joined the INLDThe BJP has never won from Nuh and the voters here have historically supported the Congress and the INLDNuh was established as a separate district in 2005 from parts of what was then Gurgaon and Faridabad It has three assembly constituencies Nuh Ferozepur Jhirka and PunhanaNuh is the only constituency in the Muslimdominated district where the BJP has not fielded a Muslim candidateAhmed said Antisocial elements in the garb of cow protectors have been disturbing the peace and harmony of this areahellip They seem to think they are above the law they take the law into their own hands they seem to have extraconstitutional authority amongst themselves the BJP seems to be helping them out Cow vigilantism is one of the election issues but the most important is the development of area which they BJP stoppedhellip Despite declaring it an aspirational district nothing of such sort happened in the budget allocation he addedLocals in Nuh identified as both economically and educationally backward have been demanding improved infrastructure and the setting up of a university Besides chronic water shortages dilapidated infrastructure lack of healthcare facilities and a high unemployment rate dominate the concerns of voters in the districtAssembly polls in Haryana will be held on October 5 and the results declared on October 8This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever