Black Diwali in riot-hit Muzaffarnagar

As the country celebrates the festival of lights, in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, there is no cheer. Till last year, the Jat and the Muslim communities celebrated Diwali together, but after September’s communal violence left close to 50 people dead, the fissures are deep and wounds still too fresh to heal. For Mohit Kumar’s family, there won’t be any flowers, crackers or lights this Diwali. The family from Malikpura village in Muzaffarnagar will just hold a small ceremony for Lakshmi Puja.

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