Minorities, Dalits, and Workers Under Attack in Bihar
Communal tension has been prevailing since 2 December in Phulwari Sharif close to the capital Patna. On 2 December 150 people from the Muslim community from Gonpura were going to the Ishopur dargah to offer a ‘chaadar’ on the occasion of Prophet Mohammed’s birthday. They were attacked by Bajrang Dal Block President Uday Yadav’s son Sanjeev Yadav and his group who poured petrol and set the ‘chaadar’ ablaze. They also fired shots seriously injuring 2 people from the minority community.