Muslims Fleeing Uttarakhand: Sharing their ordeal of being targeted with Pure Hate

Muslims Fleeing Uttarakhand: Sharing Their Ordeal of Being Targeted with Pure Hate

What started as a local campaign against the right-wing conspiracy theory “love jihad” in Uttarakhand’s Purola has escalated into a full-fledged hate campaign targeting and forcing Muslims out of the Yamuna valley. The term “love jihad” is an Islamophobic conspiracy theory more often propagated by proponents of the Hindutva ideology. In the last two weeks – from May 26 till June 7 – at least 10 towns including Purola, Uttarkashi, Mori, Naugaon, Barkot, Chinyalisaur, Dunda, Damta, Netwar, Dehradun and Sankri have witnessed, strikes, hate rallies, physical attacks, calls for vacating…

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‘Do not buy from Muslims Vendors’: BJP leader calls for social boycott

India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a notice to one of its leaders after a video showing him asking people not to buy vegetables from Muslims surfaced amid a nationwide coronavirus lockdown. “Keep one thing in mind. I am telling everyone openly. There is no need to buy vegetables from ‘miyans’ [Muslims],” legislator Suresh Tiwari from Deoria town in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh was heard saying in the mobile phone video that went viral on Tuesday. Millions in India are facing unprecedented job losses and hunger…

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