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Uneasy calm returns after Dera violence

Death toll in violence and arson by frenzied followers of Ram Rahim rose to 36 on Saturday

Army personnel conduct a  flag march after their deployment near Dera Sacha Sauda’s headquarters in Sirsa on Saturday	photo: pti
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Army personnel conduct a flag march after their deployment near Dera Sacha Sauda’s headquarters in Sirsa on Saturday Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India Panchkula/Sirsa
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday castigated the Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana over the deadly violence that erupted in the state, saying it had “surrendered” before the followers of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for “political considerations”.
 
The government suspended the DCP of Panchkula over Friday’s violence that erupted following the rape conviction of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, as the situation in the state remained tense but under control.
 
The army, meanwhile, said it has no immediate plan of entering Dera Sacha Sauda sect headquarters in Sirsa and that

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