RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE 🙄

                          RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE 🙄

Religious violence in india includes acts of violence by followers of one religious group against followers and institutions of another religious group, often in the form of rioting. Large scale religious violence and riots have periodically occurred in india since its independence from British colonial rule. Since, iindependence, india has always maintained a constitutional commitment to secularism. The major incidences include the 1969 (Gujrat riots ), 1989 (Bhagal pur riots ), 1989 (Kashmir violence ), 2002 (Godhra train burning ),Gujrat riots, 2013 (Muzaffarnagar riots ), 2020 (Delhi riots ).

(1)GUJARAT COMMUNAL RIOTS (1969):

     Religious violence broke out between Hindus and Muslims during september and october 1969 in Gujrat. Since the 1947 partition of india it was the most deadly hindu -muslim violence. The violence included attacks on muslim chawls by their dalit neighbours. The violence continued over a week then the rioting restarted a month later.

(2) EXODUS OF KASHMIRI HINDUS :

       Since march 1990 estimates of between 300,000 and 500,000 pandits have migrated outside kashmir due to persecution by islamic fundamentalists in the largest case of ethnic cleansing since the partition of india. Many kashmiri pandits have been killed by islamist militants in incidents such as the wandhama massacre and the 2000 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre incident.

(3) GODHRA TRAIN BURNING 2002 :

      The godhra train burning incident in which hindus were burned alive allegedly by muslims by closing the door of train led to the 2002 Gujarat riots in which mostly muslims were killed. The report placed the number of riot widows at 919 and 606 children were declared orphaned.

According to the congressional research service up to 2000 people were killed in the violence. Ten of thousands were displaced from their homes because of the communal violence.

In india, I am increasingly disturbed by discrimination and violence directed at minorities including Dalits and other scheduled castes, religious minorities such as muslims. I am deeply concerned by efforts to limit critical voices through the cancellation or suspension of registration of thousands of NGOS, including groups advocating for human rights and even public health groups.