AMN / Mumbai
A group of noted NGOs here have expressed deep distress and dismay over growing mob attack on Minorities and Dalits in different parts of India. They expressed anger over Central and some state governments for their failure in maintaining law and order and saving innocent human lives from mob-killing, lynching and atrocities.
At a joint press conference at Marathi Patrakar Sangh these NGOs they called upon Modi-led Government at centre to take swift and decisive action against such crimes before it is too late. “Ironically most of these incidences are taking place in states being ruled by BJP, which came in power with the ‘Good Governance’ and ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas’ slogans” they said adding that tToday on 25th May the Central Govt. is launching a nationwide “Modi-Fest” to showcase its 3-year in power. We are here crying for the “fundamental right” of our fellow citizens’ – ‘Right to Life’.
“ We feel, as if our great country- India is going down towards dark age. For, India has witnessed a spate of medieval-style lynching in the last two and half years: from Mohammad Akhlaq’s murder in Dadri of UP to Farid Khan’s mob-killing in Dimapur of Nagaland in 2015 and Pehlu Khan’s lynching in Alwar of Rajasthan to two men being lynched in Assam last month. Seven men were brutally killed in two separate incidents by a mob in a complete breakdown of law and order in Jharkhand on May 18th whereas two other were killed on 12 and 13 May making the total mob-killed up to 9 in the past week alone in Jharkhand” they said in a joint statement .
Muslims, Dalits and other minority community members are feeling extremely insecure owing to present hooliganism of politically backed notorious groups and Govts apathy towards their crimes. The whole nation is getting suffocated; we cannot remain silent because this surely is harming our country. The radical and extremist goons in any name: be it so-called ‘cow vigilance’ or ‘anti-romeo’ squads who take law in their hands are disgusting criminals, anti-national and not less than terror and Maoist groups in their crimes.
Mob justice and murder as a public spectacle has become the norm for the underrepresented and socially-backward communities in present India. In various places of UP, such as ones in Saharanpur and Aligarh recently, and in other states of India, Dalits are being routinely targeted, killed and humiliated. Samari Kasabi, a 55 year old grandmother, from Dokawaya village in Chhattisgarh, was stripped naked, beaten to death and her body burned by a mob, apparently because her “Christian faith” was disturbing the peace in her village. All these incidents are just a few to name only.
Among those who addressed the Press Meet were: Maulana Mahmood Daryabadi, general secretary All India Ulama Council, Maulana M. Burhanuddin Qasmi, director Markazul Ma’arif Education & Research Centre, Mr. Farid Shaikh, president Mumbai Aman Committee, Mr. Aslam Ghazi, secretary Maharashtra unit of Jamat-e Islami Hind, Dr. Azimuddin, president Movement for Human Welfare, Maulana Ahmad Ali Abidi, principal Hawza-e Ilmia Najafi House, Maulana Ejaz Khashmiri, imam Handiwali Masjid, Maulana Aslam Saiyaad, imam Masjid-e Ahle Hadith Mominpura.