The Malda Riot Had Nothing To Do With Religion. Here’s What The Real Cause Was bySW Staff

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The Malda Riot Had Nothing To Do With Religion. Here’s What The Real Cause Was bySW Staff


With every day it is becoming clearer that the violence that broke out in West Bengal's Malda district earlier this month may had little to do with religion and much more to do with the thriving poppy cultivation in the area that is allegedly taking place with state authorities turning a blind eye. While the violence left dozens of vehicles destroyed and property damaged, the incident was initially reported as a communal flare-up after a protest march by a little known Muslim group. The protest was said to have been organised against an Uttar Pradesh's Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha leader derogatory remark against Prophet Muhammad. But reports since then have revealed that the motive for violence and subsequent targeting of police station might actually have been an attempt to send a message to authorities to stay away from from the illegal narcotics trade taking place along the India-Bangladesh border.



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