The Muslims of India are facing a new shockwave with the victory of the BJP in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) state elections. The BJP is a right-wing party, ideologically and organisationally linked with the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Vishva Hindu Parishad. It has committed a lengthy list of atrocities in the country. On December 6, 1992, a large crowd of Hindu Kar Sevaks (volunteers) demolished the 16th-century Babri Mosque in the city of Ayodhya in UP. The demolition occurred after a political rally at the site turned violent. In the 2002 Gujarat riots, properties of innocent minority Muslims were damaged and hundreds of people were massacred. Unfortunately, the BJP is fulfilling the dream of the Hindutva rapidly.
The recent increase in the domination of religion in the realm of politics is a dangerous threat to secularism in India. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was surely right when he called for separate electorates and gained an independent land for Muslims. The Hindutva movement is fascist and adheres to the concepts of homogenised majority and cultural hegemony. Muslims have been playing a pivotal role in the progress and development of the economy in India and a peaceful environment must be guaranteed to them.
Engr Mansoor Ahmed
Faisalabad
Almost twice a year hunters visit Balochistan to trap rare birds. They sprawl over a vast area in Zhob, Lasbela, Killa...
There is a job crisis in the European Union as, according to some reports, employers are struggling to find applicants...
The newly-inducted government needs to make some critical decisions including privatizing or shuttering the bleeding...
One of the most prominent challenges facing Pakistan is the presence of corruption and nepotism, which undermines fair...
An alarming report from the World Health Organization indicates that Pakistan has the highest number of viral...
Climate change is the most important issue in today’s world. It has put a lot of countries at risk and the risk is...
