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The 2021 Kawardha riots were incidents of religious violence between Hindus and Muslims that occurred in Kawardha, Chhattisgarh, India, between 3 and 7 October 2021.

Background

Kawardha is a small city in the Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh. It is the home of former state Chief Minister Raman Singh and Forest Minister Mohammad Akbar.Шаблон:Sfn The district is 92.4% Hindu and 7.76% Muslim.Шаблон:Sfn

Incident

On Sunday, 3 October 2021, a group of Muslims and Hindus had an argument over the placement of religious flags in Loahara Naka Chowk in the town of Kawardha.[1][2]Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn An eyewitness claimed that following the altercation, a green flag had been torn down, and some hours later, a saffron flag was removed in retaliation.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Two days later, right-wing organisations, including the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal, held a rally protesting the flag removal. The rally led to civil unrest in the region, including arson and rioting. The police conducted a lathi charge to disperse the protestors,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn invoked Section 144 (barring unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code, and imposed a curfew in the region.[3][4]Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

The police stated that the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal had promised peaceful protests.Шаблон:Sfn They registered a First Information Reports against several people, including Santosh Pandey, a Member of Parliament, and Abhishek Singh, a former Member of Parliament, both of whom were from the Bharatiya Janata Party.Шаблон:Sfn

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Шаблон:Riots in India