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'They Bulldozed Our Life': Mathura's Muslims Struggle as the State Crushes Their Homes in UP, India

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'They Bulldozed Our Life': Mathura's Muslims Struggle as the State Crushes Their Homes

A glimpse on the persecution Muslims face in Modi's India

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This religious persecution has a political motive, to please Hindu supremacist voters and ensure them of state support for any violence they commit on minority communities.
“What was the sudden need for demolition of the basti without rehabilitation? Why is there a need to turn the peaceful coexistence of Shri Krishna Janmasthan and Shahi Eidgah Masjid into a Babri Masjid type of scenario?” Alam asked.
Parliamentary elections are due within a year and Modi's political party, the BJP, only knows to win by creating fear and hate.
I'm saddened to hear India partaking in this kind of behavior.
India is heading for another round of nationwide communal violence again. Tensions are going up as BJP tries to stoke fear and hate before elections.
- It'll be a pogrom, because it'll be backed by the state. How long will the Ummah watch silently, while Muslims face state-backed religious persecution in India? Will all the developed countries continue to keep mum while a communal pogrom targets non-Hindu minorities in India?
  Till now, they've all welcomed and honoured Modi with state honours, even though they're aware of the violence & atrocities committed on religious minorities.
This is all under Hindutva
- Yes and this Hindutva has made its way outside India.
  The bulldozer which is their favourte symbol because it represents the state's persecution of indian Muslims, was part of the annual india Day parade in New Jersey last year.
  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/nyregion/bulldozer-indian-parade-new-jersey.html
  Removed paywall : https://archive.ph/uLqQm

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