Kairana Exodus

Minority rights activists call on NHRC to apologise for 'communal' report on Kairana exodus

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) should apologise and withdraw its report on Kairana that is based on communally charged assumptions, activists have said.

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NHRC finds Kairana exodus of Hindu families a reality: BJP says vindicated; Amar Singh comes to Akhilesh's defence

A report prepared by the NHRC validated claims made by BJP MP Hukum Singh who had earlier this year said that 250 Hindu families had fled Kairana in the Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh out of fear.

BJP MP Hukum Singh meets Rajnath, discusses law and order situation in UP

BJP MP Hukum Singh, who had stoked a controversy by claiming that many Hindus had migrated from Muslim-dominated Kairana in western Uttar Pradesh.

Communal colour should not be given to the Kairana incidents: Rajnath

The state government had recently ordered a probe into Kairana migration and it had found that 188 of 346 families on the list had left over five years ago.

Pseudo-secularism of UP govts behind Kairana exodus: Yogi Adityanath

Exodus of Hindus from Kairana was a result of "pseudo-secularism and appeasement policies" of different governments in Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath said.

Kairana 'exodus': 188 families, including Muslims, left 5 years ago, says Shamli district admin

A probe by the Shamli district administration into the alleged Kairana migration has found that in the list of 346 families, 188 had left over 5 years ago.

Kairana exodus: BJP MLA Sangeet Som issues ultimatum to UP govt after suspension of his 'Nirbhay yatra'

Does Som's yatra include a fight to bring back the migrated Muslim families to Kairana? Or is this the BJP's efforts to polarise the votes in Uttar Pradesh, where Assembly elections will take place in 2017?

Delegation of parliamentarians to visit Kairana, Kandhala on Thursday

A delegation of parliamentarians from various opposition parties will on Thursday visit Kandhala and Kairana in western Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP leaders have alleged "mass exodus of Hindus".

UP district magistrate cites economic reasons for Kairana exodus

Upping the offensive over alleged migration of Hindus from Kairana in western Uttar Pradesh, local BJP MP Hukum Singh on Tuesday claimed the number of families that had to flee can go up to 400-500