NHRC reports and accounts of several eyewitnesses also states that the Muslims (which are in majority in this area) in Kairana town pass lewd/taunting remarks against Hindu females and due to this, they avoid going outside frequently.
Both these list and the subsequent response have received extensive media coverage and were expected to play a key role in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
The report said the resettlement of over 25,000 members of the minority community in the aftermath of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots had led to a major change in the demography of many towns in the region, including Kairana.
[10] Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati also expressed similar concerns and stated that by raising the Kairana issue the BJP was conspiring to engender a Hindu-Muslim riot.
[14] Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan also stated that some Muslim families had also migrated per findings of a BJP delegation that visited the region, adding that it was a law and order problem and shouldn't be linked with communalism.
[15] Political parties opined that BJP had raised this issue with a view to reaping electoral benefits in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.