Politicians, rich (Hindu or Muslim) safe; only poor, unprivileged pushed into hatred

New Delhi: The death toll in clashes that rocked northeast Delhi over the past two days, has increased to 17, sources at the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital said here Wednesday.

A person taking to his twitter wrote, “When I visited the mortuary today, I found one Muslim and one Hindu grieving family whose member died in the North East Delhi violence. Look at their faces, tears in their eyes.”

“After Riots, irony is, Muslims and Hindus both sit on the same pavement at the mortuary. #DelhiRiots”

Similarly, Gaurav Pandhi wrote, “How many Politicians and political activists (Hindu or Muslim) injured or killed in #DelhiRiots? None.

How many rich or economically affluent (Hindu or Muslim) injured or killed in #DelhiRiots? None

It’s only the poor and unprivileged who are pushed into the middle of hatred!

Four more persons, brought to the hospital during the night, were declared dead, taking the toll to 17 so far. Two more injured persons brought to the GTB hospital are said to be in critical condition.

Several parts of northeast Delhi witnessed sporadic incidents of stone-pelting and firing from country-arms, Monday and Tuesday, leaving more than a hundred people injured. The dead include a police head constable and an assortment of civilians ranging from an autorickshaw driver to small businessmen.

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Meanwhile, the situation is reported to be returning to normal in most of the violence-hit parts of the city.

The clashes have been the fallout of conflict between supporters and opponents of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, which provides for citizenship to persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.