BJP Leaders Detained as Communal Tension Grips Deoria
Several BJP leaders including Lok Sabha MP Ravindra Kushwaha have been detained.
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The situation in Deoria is tense and prohibitory orders are in place. (Photo: ANI screengrab)
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Prohibitory orders are in place in Deoria after members of several Puja Pandals taking out a procession for idol immersion clashed with police on Saturday evening.
Police said 31 persons have been arrested in connection with the violence.
Police also detained several BJP leaders including Lok Sabha MP Ravindra Kushwaha as a precaution to avert any incident that hampers communal disharmony.
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