By P P Jaseem
15 diaspora organisations expressed their dismay at a ‘Vigil for Democracy in India’ event held at Parliament Square in London, on May 5, Sunday.
They shared their concern over the way the election is being conducted and PM Modi’s attempt to turn India into a “Hindu-supremacist fascist state”.
The organisations including South Asia Solidarity Group, Unau Welfare International, Unau Welfare UK, UK Indian Muslim Council, CasteWatch UK, Ambedkar International Mission, StriveUK, Peace in India, Scottish Indians 4 Justice, Justice Campaign South Asia, The Rights Collective, Nijjor Manush, Women against Caste UK, Hindus 4 Human Rights UK, India Labour Solidarity, and Movement For People’s Struggles – Sri Lanka ( UK) took part in the event.
They condemned the horrific hate speeches against Muslims by Prime Minister Modi himself one after another, such as “the lies he is hurling” at the Congress and the opposition INDIA coalition that they would confiscate the property of Hindus and other communities, and hand them over to Muslims.
“Nobody knows the true face of Hindutva in Britain,” Mohammed Owaise, Director of UK-Indian Muslim Council said, highlighting the need to educate the British people, stakeholders and agencies.
“BJP politicians have been targeting Indian Muslims through hate speech and derogatory stereotypes such as ‘infiltrators’, ‘stealers of wealth’, and ‘those who produce more children’. This fosters and deeply entrenches Islamophobia within Indian society and further marginalises the Muslim community, preventing them from engaging in the electoral process.” Owaise added.
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