Communalism

During a by-election in Manglaur, Uttarakhand, several Muslim voters were reportedly injured and prevented after violence took place on July 10. Locals have alleged that BJP workers came and threatened Muslims, and even shot rounds. Police have denied that shots were fired, and have called it a clash.

In its joint complaint dated July 10, CJP listed 8 episodes of gruesome hate crimes committed in the months of June-July to the national body for the minorities asking the latter to take concrete actions

After the mandate of recent Lok sabha elections (2024),...

30-year-old man named Akhtar Ansari, a father of four, was lynched in Tatisilve, Ranchi and Firooz Qureshi was beaten up by three men in the Shamli district

News of communal violence, mob lynchings, and vigilante attacks on India’s Muslims, Christians, and Sikhs have been arriving daily. Sabrang India compiled the incidents, noting over 10 known cases of vigilante violence against cattle transporters across the country. Additionally, there were 14 incidents of communal violence in various parts of the country, including Odisha, Gujarat, Telangana, and Himachal Pradesh.

On July 5, an incident of mob lynching of a Muslim man was reported in UP, on July 6, the police booked those who put out social media posts on the incident while maintaining the same to be a case of culpable homicide, deemed the social media posts to be “malicious” and “wrong”

As India won the T20 World Cup after 17 years, an ecstatic pacer Mohammed Siraj of team India was faced with trolling on a post celebrating the team’s victory. This news comes in the wake of a report from Gujarat, where a young Muslim man was mobbed to death during a cricket tournament after some locals were unhappy over too many Muslims being in the cricket teams.

In Chikhodara, Anand district, Gujarat, a young Muslim man named Salman Hanifbhai Whora was beaten to death during a cricket match.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP State President Bhabesh Kalita have called Muslims of Assam ‘communal’, saying that ‘some’ voted as a communal group in Dhubri where Congress’ candidate Rakibul Hussain won.

In Delhi’s Sangam Vihar, a carcass of an animal was found a short distance from a temple. After the incident, a man named Karnail Singh reportedly called out for the slaughter of 2 lakh Muslims. Local Muslims have even been prompted to move out as tensions simmered in the area.