A year on, India's riot victims say justice still unserved
3 years, 10 months ago

A year on, India's riot victims say justice still unserved

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Many of the Muslim victims of last year's bloody violence say they have run repeatedly into a refusal by police to investigate complaints against Hindu rioters. Adding to the sense of injustice is that accounts from Muslim victims as well as reports from rights groups have indicated that leaders of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and the New Delhi police force tacitly supported the Hindu mobs during the fevered violence. He said there were multiple instances in which police were provided videos of Hindu mobs, many with links to Modi’s party, “but it seems that police were eager to implicate Muslims” in the riots. In June 2020, Human Rights Watch said “police failed to respond adequately” during the riots and were at times “complicit” in attacks against Muslims.

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88 incidents of attacks on minorities, primarily Hindus, after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, confirms Bangladesh
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

88 incidents of attacks on minorities, primarily Hindus, after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, confirms Bangladesh

Live Mint  

The interim government of Bangladesh on Tuesday, December 10, acknowledged that there have been 88 incidents of communal violence against the minorities, primarily Hindus, after the ouster of then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Interim government head Muhammad Yunus’ press secretary Shafiqul Alam also said that 70 people have been arrested in those incidents. A total of 88 cases have been …

Rallies condemn atrocities against minorities in B’desh
1 month ago

Rallies condemn atrocities against minorities in B’desh

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: On the occasion of Human Rights Day on Monday, Sakal Hindu Samaj and other Hindu and Buddhist outfits organised marches in several cities across Maharashtra to protest against atrocities on minorities in Bangladesh. Prominent BJP leaders and Hindu priests participated in the marches and urged the interim government in Bangladesh headed by Muhammad Yunus to take strict action against …

'Hindutva Inciting Violence Against Muslims': Iltija Mufti Triggers Row, BJP Demands Apology
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1 month ago

'Hindutva Inciting Violence Against Muslims': Iltija Mufti Triggers Row, BJP Demands Apology

ABP News  

PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija said on Sunday that 'Hindutva' is a disease which is tarnishing Hinduism by inciting "lynching and persecution" of minorities, particularly Muslims, and the BJP is leveraging it to consolidate its vote bank. Today Hinduism also finds itself in a similar situation where it’s being used & abused to… — Iltija Mufti December 8, 2024 …

Video: Bangladeshi sarees burned in Kolkata to protest against attacks on Hindus
1 month ago

Video: Bangladeshi sarees burned in Kolkata to protest against attacks on Hindus

India Today  

Bangladesh-made Dhakai Jamdani sarees were set on fire by a group of protesters in West Bengal's Kolkata on Sunday mark their anger against the ongoing atrocities against Hindus in the neighbourning country. Hundreds of people joined the different protest rallies organised by Hindu groups in Kolkata, Kanthi, Kakdwip, Sandeshkhali and Purulia, calling for the immediate release of Hindu leader Chinmoy …

Hindus attacked, Islamism on rise: How Bangladesh is disparaging the legacy of its own founder
1 month ago

Hindus attacked, Islamism on rise: How Bangladesh is disparaging the legacy of its own founder

Firstpost  

The attacks on minorities and rising Islamist fundamentalism are a deep betrayal, reflecting a dangerous drift away from Mujibur Rahman’s ideas and the very values that once shaped the Bangladeshi freedom struggle As per media reports, Bangladesh is set to remove the image of the country’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, affectionately known as ‘Bangabandhu’, from its currency notes. Amidst …

'India urges Bangladesh to act against rising atrocities targeting hindus': MoS MEA Kirti Vardhan Singh
1 month, 1 week ago

'India urges Bangladesh to act against rising atrocities targeting hindus': MoS MEA Kirti Vardhan Singh

India TV News  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday addressed concerns about the rising incidents of desecration and damage to Hindu temples and deities in Bangladesh. In a written response in the Rajya Sabha, the MEA answered questions regarding the increasing reports of vandalism targeting Hindu temples and deities in Bangladesh and detailed how the Indian government has raised the issue with …

Sambhal mosque survey: Opposition blames BJP, police arrests 25 including son of Samajwadi Party MLA
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sambhal mosque survey: Opposition blames BJP, police arrests 25 including son of Samajwadi Party MLA

Live Mint  

Police have registered a case against Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq, Sohail Iqbal, and arrested 25 individuals following violent clashes between locals, who were protesting a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque, and security forces. Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav accused the state government of staging a "riot," while senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra claimed that …

Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav blame Uttar Pradesh government for Sambhal violence
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav blame Uttar Pradesh government for Sambhal violence

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday held the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Uttar Pradesh government responsible for the violence in Sambhal. While Mr. Yadav accused the State government of orchestrating the “riot”, Mr. Gandhi said that the administration’s “insensitive action” without listening to all parties “vitiated” the situation. When people …

Arrests after Muslims killed in mosque survey violence in India’s Sambhal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Arrests after Muslims killed in mosque survey violence in India’s Sambhal

Al Jazeera  

Cases filed against more than 2,000 people a day after four Muslim men killed in violence over survey of a Mughal-era mosque. Police have arrested dozens of people, shut down the internet, closed schools, and tightened security in Sambhal district of India’s Uttar Pradesh state after deadly violence erupted over a survey of a Mughal-era mosque. Survey of the mosque …

Mosque-temple spat: Why has India’s Sambhal exploded into violent clashes?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mosque-temple spat: Why has India’s Sambhal exploded into violent clashes?

Al Jazeera  

Fears for the future of a mosque stoked tensions, but lawyers say India’s Supreme Court also bears responsibility. Within a few minutes, Tasleem received a phone call he will never forget: “My elder brother was shot dead by the police in daylight.” Protests had broken out in Sambhal on Sunday morning after a local court ordered an archaeological survey of …

Tracing violence against Hindus on Diwali: An account of such attacks in the last 20 years
2 months ago

Tracing violence against Hindus on Diwali: An account of such attacks in the last 20 years

Op India  

Diwali, or Deepavali, is the festival of lights marking the glorious return of Bhagwan Ram from a 14-year-long “Vanvaas” and also Ganesh-Lakshmi pooja as a central ritual. In Rajasthan’s Bhilwara, a person was stabbed and several others attacked by some people belonging to the Muslim community on 24th October for bursting firecrackers ahead of Diwali. In Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district, …

Ecostani | Discord during festivities and over hyper-local issues, an emerging communal module
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ecostani | Discord during festivities and over hyper-local issues, an emerging communal module

Hindustan Times  

In the capital Shimla, protests broke out over a mosque in the Sanjauli area of the city while in Mandi, the ongoing controversy is about an illegally built wall of a mosque, built on government land. In Congress-ruled Karnataka’s Nagamangla in Mandya district, Hindu groups alleged that stones were pelted at a Ganesh procession while it was passing by a …

India reacts with outrage after Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei raises concerns for Indian Muslims
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India reacts with outrage after Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei raises concerns for Indian Muslims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India “strongly deplored” comments made …

India hits out after Iranian leader criticises treatment of Muslims
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India hits out after Iranian leader criticises treatment of Muslims

Al Jazeera  

Despite strong ties, Khamenei’s past criticisms include India’s handling of Muslim issues and the Kashmir region. India’s Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Monday that remarks made by Ali Khamenei in a post on X were “misinformed and unacceptable”. While India and Iran generally enjoy close relations, the approach of India’s Hindu nationalist government to minorities has …

Islamists attack Ganesh festival in Manguluru: Hindus protest against threats by Congress leader Md Sharif, VHP leader booked
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Islamists attack Ganesh festival in Manguluru: Hindus protest against threats by Congress leader Md Sharif, VHP leader booked

Op India  

For the last few days, Communal tensions have been brewing in the Mangaluru region of Dakshin Kannada after an Islamist mob attacked Ganpati Visarjan in Nagamangala, Mandya district. On Monday, communal tensions prevailed at BC Road in Dakshina Kannada after a large number of Hindu activists from VHP and Bajrang Dal gathered there to protest against the controversial and provocative …

Kashmiri pandits hold protest in Delhi, demand SIT probe into atrocities, homeland
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kashmiri pandits hold protest in Delhi, demand SIT probe into atrocities, homeland

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Members of the Kashmiri Pandit community on Saturday staged a sit-in at Jantar Mantar to observe the ‘Martyrs Day’ and reiterated their demand for a homeland for the exiled community. Every year, the community across India and around the world observes September 14 as ‘Martyrs Day’ to remember the violent events that led to the exodus of the …

What killing of Hindu teen by India cow vigilantes tells us about Modi 3.0
4 months ago

What killing of Hindu teen by India cow vigilantes tells us about Modi 3.0

Al Jazeera  

What happens when vigilantes, emboldened by the BJP, shoot a Hindu teenager dead after a 40km chase, ‘mistaking’ him for a Muslim? The suspects were cow vigilantes, members of a nationwide right-wing Hindu militia, Gau Raksha Dal, that claims to protect cows – considered holy by many Hindus – from slaughter, mainly by Muslim cattle traders. Against that backdrop, global …

Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh not communal, issue 'exaggerated': Yunus
4 months ago

Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh not communal, issue 'exaggerated': Yunus

New Indian Express  

DHAKA: Chief Adviser to Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, has said the issue of attacks on minority Hindus in his country is “exaggerated” and questioned the manner in which India projected it. He suggested that the attacks were not communal, but a fallout of a political upheaval as there is a perception that most Hindus supported the now-deposed Awami League …

Mob violence in Bangladesh after Hasina’s ouster stirs fear within the country’s Hindu minority
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mob violence in Bangladesh after Hasina’s ouster stirs fear within the country’s Hindu minority

LA Times  

When a mass uprising forced Bangladesh’s longtime prime minister to step down and flee the country last week, a 65-year-old retired auditor who had worked for her political party feared for his life. Since Hasina was ousted on Aug. 5, there have been hundreds of attacks against Hindus and other religious minorities across much of the country, according to the …

PM Modi made Islamophobic remarks in 110 campaign speeches: Human Rights Watch
4 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi made Islamophobic remarks in 110 campaign speeches: Human Rights Watch

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi “made Islamophobic remarks” in 110 out of the 173 speeches he delivered during the recent Lok Sabha election campaign, according to an analysis conducted by the Human Rights Watch. Hate speech “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2024 electoral campaign frequently used hate speech against Muslims and other minorities,” the global rights body said in a statement. “The …

The spasm of violence in Bangladesh after Hasina's ouster stirs fear within country's Hindu minority
4 months, 4 weeks ago

The spasm of violence in Bangladesh after Hasina's ouster stirs fear within country's Hindu minority

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the week since Hasina was ousted on Aug 5, there have …

Bangladesh: Islamists kill Hindu journalist, politicians in the name of 'anti-government' protests
5 months ago

Bangladesh: Islamists kill Hindu journalist, politicians in the name of 'anti-government' protests

Op India  

The anti-quota protest in Bangladesh, which culminated in anti-government agitation, is now taking a drastic turn. On Sunday noon, the ‘protestors’ laid siege on the Rayganj Press Club in Sirajganj and brutally attacked a Hindu journalist named Pradip Kimar Bhowmik. #Masskilling and #terrorism: the response from #Islamist opposition for banning #JamaatEIslami — — In #Narsingdhi, at least six #AwamiLeague leaders …

Why BJP’s election upset failed to halt the persecution of Muslims in India
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Why BJP’s election upset failed to halt the persecution of Muslims in India

Al Jazeera  

Rather than engaging in introspect, authorities in BJP-governed states responded to the electoral setback by inventing novel methods to harass, humiliate and attack Muslims. It was hoped that having a smaller number of MPs in the Parliament of India would chasten the BJP and its new “secular” allies would act as a brake on the party’s anti-Muslim policies. Earlier this …

OPINION | DO HINDUS SPREAD VIOLENCE?
6 months, 1 week ago

OPINION | DO HINDUS SPREAD VIOLENCE?

India TV News  

On Day One, in his first speech as Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi was, to use a cricketing phrase, clean bowled while trying to perform heroics. Displaying a picture of Lord Shiva, Rahul Gandhi made a remark about Hindus, which was immediately objected to by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rahul, while trying to explain the idea of …

Rahul Gandhi’s Hindu remarks create furore in Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge targets NDA govt in Rajya Sabha
6 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi’s Hindu remarks create furore in Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge targets NDA govt in Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

Heated debates ensued in both the houses of the parliament on Tuesday. While the newly appointed Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi led the charge in the Lok Sabha, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge led the charge in the Upper House. Lok Sabha In a rather feisty address on Monday, the newly appointed Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, …

'Those who call themselves Hindus only talk about violence': Rahul Gandhi's remarks in Lok Sabha sparks rare intervention from PM Modi
6 months, 1 week ago

'Those who call themselves Hindus only talk about violence': Rahul Gandhi's remarks in Lok Sabha sparks rare intervention from PM Modi

Op India  

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday sparked outrage over his contentious remarks in the Lok Sabha, prompting a rare intervention from PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Speaking in the parliament, Gandhi asserted that those who called themselves Hindus only talked about violence, hatred, and untruth, triggering PM Modi to intervene over his remarks. During his speech, …

ISIS calls for genocide of Hindus, targets PM Modi, Nupur Sharma, Ram Temple: Exclusive
6 months, 3 weeks ago

ISIS calls for genocide of Hindus, targets PM Modi, Nupur Sharma, Ram Temple: Exclusive

Op India  

In the latest edition of the ISIS-backed magazine “Voice of Khurasan”, there is a section targeting India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Hindus, and Hindu leaders. Source: VOK The article read, “Hit the Indian polytheists with cars, cut their stomachs with knives, burn temples, houses, cars, property, and crops, target crowded places, and show them that the Ummah of the Prophet …

Fact Check: Modi Claims He ‘Never Made Hindu-Muslim’ Remark. But He Has, In Multiple Speeches
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Fact Check: Modi Claims He ‘Never Made Hindu-Muslim’ Remark. But He Has, In Multiple Speeches

ABP News  

In a recent interview with Indian news channel News18 India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed surprise at the interpretation of his controversial remarks regarding “infiltrators” and “those with more children”, claiming that they were not intended to target the Muslim community. The prime minister was referring to a comment he made during an election rally held in the north …

Modi says he does not oppose Islam or Muslims amid mounting criticism over campaign speeches
8 months ago

Modi says he does not oppose Islam or Muslims amid mounting criticism over campaign speeches

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Narendra Modi has said in …

At Bihar rally, PM Modi rakes up Godhra train arson to accuse Opposition of appeasement
8 months ago

At Bihar rally, PM Modi rakes up Godhra train arson to accuse Opposition of appeasement

The Hindu  

Raking up the 2002 Godhra train arson, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 4 charged RJD president Lalu Prasad with having tried to “save” those responsible for burning alive more than 60 kar sevaks “during the rule of Sonia madam”. Lok Sabha polls 2024 updates, May 4 “It is because of this appeasement politics that the father of Bihar's 'shehzada' …

‘Vote jihad’: As Modi raises anti-Muslim India election pitch, what’s next?
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Vote jihad’: As Modi raises anti-Muslim India election pitch, what’s next?

Al Jazeera  

As the campaign targeting of Muslims becomes more direct and shrill, experts fear Modi’s words could encourage violence against the community. After Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party attacked her for the use of “jihad” in her speech, she clarified to the press that by “jihad”, Arabic for struggle, she was encouraging Muslim voter participation. ‘Infiltrators’, ‘invaders’, ‘looters’ In a campaign speech …

Islamophobia and India’s election: Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city
8 months, 1 week ago

Islamophobia and India’s election: Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city

CNN  

Varanasi, India CNN — The sun glistens on the Ganges as Hindu devotees bathe in the holy river’s waters, and the Muslim call to prayer reverberates through the dusty air. But we are hopeless.” Varanasi lies on the Ganges, the most sacred river in Hinduism John Mees/CNN ‘We hide our names’ Modi’s BJP has its roots in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak …

Modi is accused of using hate speech for calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’ at an Indian election rally
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi is accused of using hate speech for calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’ at an Indian election rally

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators” — some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the minority faith, days after the country began its weekslong general election. At a rally in the state of Rajasthan, Modi said that when the Congress party was in government, “they …

India’s prime minister accused of using hate speech after calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s prime minister accused of using hate speech after calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’

LA Times  

India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators” — some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the minority faith — days after the country began its weeks-long general election. “They will distribute it among infiltrators,” he continued, saying, “Do you think your hard-earned money should be given to infiltrators?” Mallikarjun …

A Modi rival is arrested. Now, supporters of the opposition leader are protesting in India’s capital
9 months, 2 weeks ago

A Modi rival is arrested. Now, supporters of the opposition leader are protesting in India’s capital

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Supporters of an anti-corruption crusader and one of India’s most consequential politicians of the past decade held protests Friday against his arrest, which opposition parties say is part of a crackdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government before national elections. “It looks like harassment because only opposition leaders are being singled out,” said political commentator Neerja Chowdhury, …

Newslaundry justifies Islamist violence in Haldwani, blames everyone except rioting Muslim mobs
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Newslaundry justifies Islamist violence in Haldwani, blames everyone except rioting Muslim mobs

Op India  

Nine days after Islamists unleashed mayhem in Haldwani city in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, Newslaundry on Saturday resorted to justifying the outbreak of violence following police action on an illegal madrassa-mosque. Manisha Pande calls rioters ‘crowds’, paints them as victims ‘Managing Editor’ of Newslaundry, Manisha Pande, however, conceded that the rioters ran rampage in Haldwani but carefully substituted ‘violent …

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Muslim identity in the age of anti-Muslim hate
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Muslim identity in the age of anti-Muslim hate

The Hindu  

The vitiating atmosphere of hate and scrutiny faced by the minorities in India, especially the Muslim community, particularly in the last 10 years since the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power were explored in the first session at The Hindu Pavilion in The Hindu Lit For Life 2024 here at Lady Andal school in Chennai on January …

2020 Delhi riots: Ishrat Jahan, 12 others charged with attempt to murder
11 months, 3 weeks ago

2020 Delhi riots: Ishrat Jahan, 12 others charged with attempt to murder

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday framed charges of attempt to murder, rioting, unlawful assembly and other related offences against former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan, activist Khalid Saifi and 11 others in a case related to the 2020 North-East Delhi Riots. “HC Yograj, who is the complainant and an eyewitness to accused persons forming part of the armed unlawful …

‘Punish them instead of innocents in Gaza’: Islamists spread hate as video of Muslims celebrating Diwali goes viral, abuse Bohri Muslims and Hindus
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Punish them instead of innocents in Gaza’: Islamists spread hate as video of Muslims celebrating Diwali goes viral, abuse Bohri Muslims and Hindus

Op India  

In a dreadful sequence of events, a Bohra Muslim family from the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra was mocked by Islamists on social media for celebrating Diwali and bursting firecrackers on the occasion of a Hindu festival. The Islamist users spread hate messages against the Hindu community and also mocked the Muslim family for celebrating a Hindu festival. Meanwhile, the other …

Anti-Muslim hate speech in India spikes around elections, report says
1 year, 3 months ago

Anti-Muslim hate speech in India spikes around elections, report says

Al Jazeera  

Hindutva Watch report says the ruling BJP is linked to an ‘escalating trend’ of anti-Muslim hate speech in the country. It added that 80 percent of the hate speech events took place in states governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Abu Asim Azmi, a Muslim legislator from Mumbai, capital of Maharashtra, told Al Jazeera the …

Modi’s lesson from Israel: Demolish Muslim homes, erase their history
1 year, 4 months ago

Modi’s lesson from Israel: Demolish Muslim homes, erase their history

Al Jazeera  

The Hindu far-right’s actions in Nuh, in India’s Haryana, echo Israel’s policies of trying to delete histories and legacies of the Palestinian people. Much like Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport stands adamantly on the remains of Palestinian communities forced from their homes, a new temple to the Hindu god Ram has been built over the debris of the historic Babri Masjid …

Journalist Amana Ansari slams Western media perception on Indian Muslims, Manipur violence in BBC interview
1 year, 4 months ago

Journalist Amana Ansari slams Western media perception on Indian Muslims, Manipur violence in BBC interview

Op India  

The media in the West have a peculiar sense of entitlement that leads them to think they have the right to pontificate on and meddle in India’s internal matters. By using a few isolated acts of violence, the BBC journalist also attempted to subtly advance the narrative that India, under Modi, is a majoritarian country that routinely persecutes its minorities, …

India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemns the Modi government over violence in Manipur
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemns the Modi government over violence in Manipur

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s top opposition leader unleashed a strong condemnation Wednesday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for its failure to control bloodshed in a remote northeastern state that he said has been divided. Gandhi, who was reinstated as a lawmaker three days after the country’s top court halted his criminal defamation conviction for mocking the prime minister’s surname, …

Belated outrage: The Hindu Editorial on the Manipur violence and the top political response
1 year, 5 months ago

Belated outrage: The Hindu Editorial on the Manipur violence and the top political response

The Hindu  

After two and a half months of widespread and continuing violence in Manipur, which included a conflagration in early May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally broke his silence, after video images of tribal women being paraded naked in Thoubal district on May 4 once again showed up the heinous nature of the conflict in the State. After outrage expressed by …

Urgent call for judicial intervention as hate crimes target Muslims in Uttarakhand
1 year, 6 months ago

Urgent call for judicial intervention as hate crimes target Muslims in Uttarakhand

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 13, 2023 22:59 IST - 5 MINS READ Amidst a surging wave of hate crimes targeting Muslims in Uttarakhand, two prominent public intellectuals, Apoorvanand and Ashok Vajpeyi, have written to the Chief Justice of India and the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand, calling for immediate action to address the deteriorating security situation. Subsequently, posters warning Muslims to leave …

‘Hua to Hua’ on 1984 Sikh genocide to ‘Wrong to attack Pakistan’ on Pulwama: Rajeev Chandrasekhar debunks Sam Pitroda
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Hua to Hua’ on 1984 Sikh genocide to ‘Wrong to attack Pakistan’ on Pulwama: Rajeev Chandrasekhar debunks Sam Pitroda

Firstpost  

In US with Rahul Gandhi, Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda said, ‘In the last nine years, our society has been polarised by focusing on religion. In the last nine years, Indian society “has been polarised by focusing on religion,” said Pitroda, often called Rahul Gandhi’s ‘mentor’. “Rahul’s ‘mentor’ Sam Pitroda has decided to wade in after Rahul’s ‘Muslim league …

2 malicious letters: Analysis of 16 orgs & 24 lawmakers, with links to Jihadis, Khalistanis and more, campaigning against State Dinner for PM Modi in USA
1 year, 7 months ago

2 malicious letters: Analysis of 16 orgs & 24 lawmakers, with links to Jihadis, Khalistanis and more, campaigning against State Dinner for PM Modi in USA

Op India  

On June 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his five-day visit to the United States and Egypt. We call on the @USCIRF and the US government to declare Gujarat 2002 as genocide: Dr. Rehan Khan, President, International Society for Peace and Justice — Indian American Muslim Council February 28, 2023 The organisation’s website actively talks about CAA/NRC and claims “Minorities …

Owaisi criticises Rahul's speech in US, recalls violence against Muslims in 1980s
1 year, 7 months ago

Owaisi criticises Rahul's speech in US, recalls violence against Muslims in 1980s

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday claimed that political secularism has destroyed Muslims in the country and it was used to end Muslim representation in Assemblies and Parliament. Owaisi hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the United States and spoke on the alleged incidents of violence against Muslims that happened in the 1980s when Congress was …

‘Political secularism destroyed Muslims in India’: Owaisi’s jibe at Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Political secularism destroyed Muslims in India’: Owaisi’s jibe at Rahul Gandhi

Live Mint  

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday reacted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the US which stated that Muslims are the most attacked community in the BJP government in India. The Hyderabad MP, while speaking to media persons here, said, “I have been telling right from the beginning that through political secularism, Indian Muslims were destroyed. But you said …

Rahul Gandhi shoots himself in foot again, says Indian Muslims in same situation as Dalits in 80s when Cong was in power
1 year, 7 months ago

Rahul Gandhi shoots himself in foot again, says Indian Muslims in same situation as Dalits in 80s when Cong was in power

Firstpost  

Rahul Gandhi had another foot in mouth moment during his three-day tour to the US. However, responding to a question from ‘Bay Area Muslim community’, the Congress leader claimed that “what is happening to Muslims in India today happened to Dalits in 1980s”. Question posed to Rahul Gandhi At an event, a person from Muslim community of Bay Area, Mohammad …

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