In response to the violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief of India’s Jammu and Kashmir has raised the issue of persecution of the so-called Hindu minorities in Bangladesh over the mosque survey controversy.
In Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, four people were killed and many people were injured in clashes between police and protesters after a mosque survey to find a temple. Among them were police personnel and officials.
In a statement given to NI on Sunday, Mehbooba Mufti said, “Today I fear that we are being pushed back to the situation of 1947. When the youth ask for jobs, they do not get them. There is no good hospital or education system. The condition of the roads is also not improving, while attempts are being made to demolish the mosque to find a temple. The Sambhal incident is very unfortunate. There were some people working in a shop there, they were also shot at.
At this time, the former MP, referring to Bangladesh, said, “Hindus are being persecuted in Bangladesh. If minorities are treated the same in India, then where is the difference between India and Bangladesh? I do not find any difference.”
Mehbooba Mufti also mentioned that the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, where people of all religions pray, is the biggest example of brotherhood. Now, efforts are being made to dig under it to find a temple.
Recently, after the political change in Bangladesh, there have been some attacks on the homes of Awami League leaders and activists. Some of them are also Hindus. However, they were attacked just like others because they were doing Awami League politics. During this time, students also guarded Hindu temples and religious establishments in several districts.
Although these incidents have been wrongly presented and publicized in some Indian media outlets. Based on which, the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ruling BJP leaders have expressed concern that these incidents have been attacks on Hindu temples and religious institutions and that violence against minorities has increased here. Along with this, Bangladesh has faced strong condemnation from various human rights organizations and India.
Mehbooba Mufti’s comments, which touched on the same topic, draw an uncomfortable comparison between the current communal environment in India and the ongoing political unrest in Bangladesh.
However, it has pointed out the need for both countries to behave responsibly to maintain communal harmony. Source: Times of India
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