The opposition parties like TMC and CPI(M) also alleged that BJP and its allies were trying to use the recent violence in Bangladesh and Tripura to polarise the voters ahead of the municipal elections in the state in November.
Participants in a rally held by VHP and HJM at Udaipur in Gomati district on October 21 clashed with police as the latter denied them permission to enter localities with mixed populations.
On the same day, some activists who had joined the rally allegedly vandalised a local mosque at Chamtilla village, around 800 yards from Rowa Bazar.
[8] Upon a complaint by AITC spokesperson Saket Gokhale, the National Human Rights Commission on November 3 sought a report on the riot from Chief Secretary of the state and Director General of Police.
[9][10] A four-member fact-finding team of Supreme Court lawyers visited the area on 29–30 October and released a report highlighting the anti-Muslim nature of violence.
[17] People's Union for Civil Liberties as well as Editors Guild of India condemned the coercive actions as malicious and requested the state government for committing to a proper investigation instead of penalizing activists.
[22][23] The Editors Guild of India asked for a swift withdrawal of all charges, and characterized the police actions as a foil to deflect public attention from its own failings in dealing with majoritarian violence.