<p align="justify" class="title">The Uttar Pradesh government has taken a serious view of a Facebook post by a senior IAS officer in which he appeared to have hinted that saffron outfits had been inciting communal tension in the state.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Raghavendra Vikram Singh, the district magistrate of Bareilly - about 250km from here - had slammed attempts, apparently by saffron outfits, to take out processions without permission in Muslim-dominated areas and shout "anti-Pakistan" slogans. </p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"It has become a fashion... take out forced processions in Muslim-dominated areas... shout anti-Pakistan slogans... are they (Muslims) Pakistanis?... the same thing had happened in Bareilly... there was stone-pelting and FIRs were lodged," Singh had said in his post.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">After criticism by BJP leaders, Singh deleted the post and tendered an apology. He said that his post pertained to the law and order problem in Bareilly.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"Muslims are our brothers... we have not been able to take them along... it is our responsibility to maintain communal amity," Singh said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday said the state government had taken note of the post and would take appropriate action.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"This is like a statement by a political party spokesperson and cannot be tolerated," Maurya said.</p>
<p align="justify" class="title">The Uttar Pradesh government has taken a serious view of a Facebook post by a senior IAS officer in which he appeared to have hinted that saffron outfits had been inciting communal tension in the state.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Raghavendra Vikram Singh, the district magistrate of Bareilly - about 250km from here - had slammed attempts, apparently by saffron outfits, to take out processions without permission in Muslim-dominated areas and shout "anti-Pakistan" slogans. </p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"It has become a fashion... take out forced processions in Muslim-dominated areas... shout anti-Pakistan slogans... are they (Muslims) Pakistanis?... the same thing had happened in Bareilly... there was stone-pelting and FIRs were lodged," Singh had said in his post.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">After criticism by BJP leaders, Singh deleted the post and tendered an apology. He said that his post pertained to the law and order problem in Bareilly.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"Muslims are our brothers... we have not been able to take them along... it is our responsibility to maintain communal amity," Singh said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday said the state government had taken note of the post and would take appropriate action.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"This is like a statement by a political party spokesperson and cannot be tolerated," Maurya said.</p>