Year Ender 2023: From Nuh violence to the wrestlers
The death of six people in the attack on a religious procession in Nuh near the national capital and the tense situation in the region including Haryana's commercial and technology hub Gurugram, restriction on internet services etc. are some of the events of this year in the state. Was involved in big events. This year, the BJP-JJP coalition government of haryana suffered a setback when the punjab and haryana High court rejected the haryana government's law to reserve 75 percent jobs in the private sector for local people.
JJP, the junior ally of this ruling coalition, had insisted on this reservation. In any case, both the constituent parties remained hesitant in clearly stating whether they would contest the next elections together or not. Months before the Nuh violence, the state administration had come under criticism over the deaths of two Muslim men from neighboring Rajasthan. The bodies of both of them were found in a burnt car in Bhiwani district of Haryana.
VHP procession was attacked
The relatives of both of them had blamed the cow vigilantes and the haryana police for not taking timely action against them for their death. The police had denied this allegation. In July, a procession led by vishwa Hindu Parishad was attacked in Nuh in which five people, including two home Guard soldiers, lost their lives. After that there was sporadic violence. An Imam was killed in an attack on a mosque in Gurugram.