The dystopic reality of a Hindutva state
3 years, 3 months ago

The dystopic reality of a Hindutva state

The Hindu  

In a recent taunt against Muslims, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath railed against “people who say abba jaan ”, falsely claiming that earlier governments provided them alone with subsidised rations while depriving others of the same. This works in both directions: vigilantes devoted to cow protection and preventing ‘love jihad’ believe they enjoy impunity for their violent attacks and the police are routinely deluged with toxic anti-Muslim propaganda. Mr. Adityanath directed senior police officials to investigate these alliances, and in November 2020, the cabinet passed an ordinance against what it described as an “unlawful conversion from one religion to another”. Infamously, as reports emerged during the second COVID-19 wave in the State of lack of oxygen, testing and hospital beds, the Chief Minister once again saw only a sinister conspiracy to defame his government, and threatened to detain under the NSA and seize properties of those who “spread rumours” of shortages on health provisioning.

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India’s Dharam Sansads: How the Youth Have Been Radicalised Since 1980s
3 years ago

India’s Dharam Sansads: How the Youth Have Been Radicalised Since 1980s

The Quint  

The recent controversy over statements made in Dharam Sansads in Haridwar and Raipur has turned the spotlight on these religious congregations. The following excerpt from Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay’s new book, The Demolition and The Verdict: Ayodhya and the Project to Reconfigure India, traces events that led to the formation of Dharam Sansad by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. “Despite gains in introducing …

Another BJP-governed Indian state plans anti-conversion law
4 years ago

Another BJP-governed Indian state plans anti-conversion law

Al Jazeera  

The government in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has approved a bill to prevent “forceful” religious conversions, a legislation critics say is aimed at curbing interfaith marriages. Nowhere is the BJP’s alleged mission of “Hindutva” – Hindu hegemony – more in evidence than in Uttar Pradesh, a vast and economically backward state of 200 million people. While there …

Uttar Pradesh: Hindutva Laboratory 2.0
4 years, 2 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Hindutva Laboratory 2.0

The Hindu  

The order issued by the Allahabad High Court on October 13, after taking suo motu cognisance of the rape of a Dalit girl from Bulgadi village of Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh, primarily referred to the gruesome rape and murder of the 19-year-old but, in its nuances and contextualisation, questioned the Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party government’s very approach to …

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