After an FIR was filed against Bharatendu Singh during the riots, he was arrested and sent to jail.
He was later released on bail.
The communal violence, which had broken out on September 7, last year in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining towns, had claimed 67 lives.
It left 85 others injured and rendered 51,000 people homeless.
Ramdev campaigns for riot-accused BJP candidates
Muzaffarnagar: Riot-accused BJP candidates Sanjeev Baliyan from Muzaffarnagar and Bharatendu Singh contesting from Bijnore Lok Sabha constituencies today got a shot in the arm with Yoga guru Ramdev campaigning for them. Flanked by both the
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