Emergency financial support given to 56 families from Muslimwadi, Kolhapur

District Magistrate Amol Yedge (on left) providing financial aid to residents of Muslimwadi

Kolhapur, Maharashtra – Hindus in Kolhapur protested on July 14 against encroachments in Vishalgarh, which resulted in damage to homes in Muslimwadi. In this, homely materials were destroyed. The government provided immediate assistance by granting Rs 25,000 to each of the 56 families in Muslimwadi for essential needs and the same amount to 41 households for home repairs. A detailed assessment, including a comprehensive panchnama, has been completed documenting all damages in Muslimwadi. District Magistrate Amol Yedge has submitted this report to the government.

Editorial Perspective

Was there ever an instance where riot-affected Hindus received immediate aid like this ? In the Maharashtra riots, Hindu houses were razed to the ground and Hindu lives were ruined, Hindu mothers and sisters were raped and assaulted. Has the government ever helped them ?