ON December 24, 2013, CPI(M) genera secretary Prakash Karat met the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, along with Subhashini Ali, and gave him a memorandum in connection with the problems being faced by the riot victims in Muzaffarnagar and also with regard to some urgent issues that need to be resolved. The memorandum was based on the inputs provided by CPI(M) representatives who have been regularly visiting Muzaffarnagar. Some of the facts that were placed before the chief minister were as below.