A military curfew remains in place in parts of the Indian city of Ahmedabad, after a new round of Hindu-Muslim violence that claimed seven more lives since early Sunday. 

Police in the riot-torn capital city of Gujarat state say two Muslims were stoned to death Monday by a Hindu mob. At least five others, including a three-year-old Muslim boy, died in the city Sunday, when rioters went on a rampage in three city districts. 

The latest violence was reported as the upper house of India's parliament passed a unanimous resolution demanding greater government protection and relief for the victims of the violence in Gujarat state. More than 900 people have been killed there in the past five weeks. 

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, whose Hindu Nationalist BJP party has been widely criticized for failing to stem the sectarian bloodshed, said his government will move to implement all provisions in the parliamentary motion. 

The motion introduced by the opposition Congress party calls for federal intervention to keep the peace, as well as aid for tens of thousands of Muslims whose homes and businesses have been destroyed in the past five weeks of rioting. 

Violence first erupted in Gujarat when a Muslim mob set fire to a train carrying Hindu activists and their families in late February. Fifty-eight people died in the February 27 blaze. 

Some information for this report provided by AP and AFP.

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