Normalcy limping back in Madhya Pradesh town

Rajgarh (MP), Feb 3: Normalcy is limping back in Bioara town inMadhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district, where curfew was imposed onWednesday following arson and violence due to mounting communal tensionover removal of posters relating to a religious congregation.

''No untoward incident has been reported during the curfewrelaxation for two hours from 0700 hours today'', District Collector GP Tiwari said, adding the situation was under control.

A total of 60 people had been arrested so far in connection withthe violent incidents wherein two vehicles were torched and a dozenshops ransacked. Of them, 43 had been remanded to jail. Police andsecurity personnel were patrolling sensitive areas.

Meanwhile, State Congress President Subhash Yadav, who arrivedhere to visit the violence-hit areas, was not allowed to tourcurfew-bound areas. He, however, submitted a memorandum to the districtauthorities demanding action against the guilty and compensation to theaffected.

Mr Yadav also alleged that the BJP was attempting to create riots at different places in the state on the ''Gujarat pattern''.

The RSS was running the administration during the BJP regime, he added.

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