Moolchand Sharma, the Haryana Transport Minister, travels to Nuh

Tuesday, July 31, when skirmishes broke out in the Nuh district, Haryana Transport Minister Moolchand Sharma offered prayers at a temple where people had been left stranded.

After a parade of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) was attacked by crowds on July 31, communal violence broke out in Nuh and extended to other places, including Gurugram, killing six persons, including two house guards and a priest.

At the Nalhareshwar Shiva temple, the minister gave a “Jal Abhishek.” “Our administration consistently promotes inter-group harmony. After the violence, everything are back to normal, according to Sharma.

“Police and the administration collaborate. No one participating in the violence should be spared, according to a clear government directive, he said.