Posters in UP village 'order Muslims out'

  • | Thursday | 16th March, 2017

BAREILLY: A village in UP is on edge on account of posters calling for Muslim residents to "leave immediately". "The posters, likely put up on Sunday night, are signed "Hindus of the village". The posters, composed in Hindi, have been put up at over two dozen locations in Jianagla , 70km from Bareilly , and warn Muslims of "dire consequences" if they don't leave by the year end. Around 200 of the village's 2,500 residents are Muslims.Referring to the US travel ban on nationals of six countries, the posters say, "What Trump is doing in America , we will do in this village because BJP is now in power. Five youths have been detained for questioning.

BAREILLY: A village in UP is on edge on account of posters calling for Muslim residents to "leave immediately". The posters, composed in Hindi, have been put up at over two dozen locations in Jianagla , 70km from Bareilly , and warn Muslims of "dire consequences" if they don't leave by the year end. Around 200 of the village's 2,500 residents are Muslims.Referring to the US travel ban on nationals of six countries, the posters say, "What Trump is doing in America , we will do in this village because BJP is now in power."The posters, likely put up on Sunday night, are signed "Hindus of the village". A BJP MP is identified as "guardian". Five youths have been detained for questioning.

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