By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Patna: All India Milli Council (AIMC) is concerned about deteriorating law and order situation in Karnataka state. In a letter sent to the Union Government, AIMC said that since the BJP government came at power in the state, Saffron groups are attacking minorities especially Muslims. Instead of protecting Minorities, state government is backing those who are violating the law and order.
AIMC submitted the letter to the Government of India and put the demands before it regarding protection of Minorities and action against guilty. It sought intervention of the government in this serious matter. The letter was sent on September 15th of this year to the Prime Minister, Home Minister and Minority Affairs Minister, but government has not responded to the latter so far.
Talking to TwoCircles.net, an official of AIMC, said that they are going to decide next week that what steps should be taken in the matter. AIMC demanded immediate action to correct the law and order situation in the state especially coastal districts of Mangalore and Udupi. The organization also demanded that an independent security cell should be set up under the Home Ministry to monitor the law and order situation in this region.
Muslims, Christians and their places of worship has increasing come under attack in recent months. There have numerous attempt to incite communal passions.
The letter listed some incidents to highlight the attacks against the minorities since BJP came to power in Karnataka:
1. A cricket team of Muslim youth from Mulki was attacked.
2. Two youth eating snacks of Kundapur were attacked and injured, Satish Kumar, Police Inspector of Kundapur acted swiftly and arrested the miscreants but he was forced to release them with out framing any charges.
3. Arabic Madarsa at Kota was attacked and set on fire, two teacher’s sleeping in the Madarsa escaped unhurt, the police instead of initiating action against the miscreants warned the Madrasa management that the incident should not get any publicity and the walls which had turned black due to the fire should be cleaned immediately.
4. A Church at Gangully was attacked and the Idol present inside was broken, every one knew who were behind these attacks, but the police arrested 5 innocent Muslim youth, they were beaten up and mentally tortured, but later released stating that they are innocent.
5. Communal forces in these two Districts have been trying hard to divide the society by creating Hindu-Muslim enmity as such are damaging the secular structure and national integrity and communal Harmony, where ever Hindu and Muslim youth or students are seen together, these anti-social elements attack the Muslims, such incidents have occurred at Hotels, Ice Cream Parlour’s and in Buses. A Muslim youth who had come to greet a newly wed Hindu couple was beaten up severely at Mangalore on the 15th of last month, Dr Justice S.R. Nayak, Chairman State Human Rights commission has expressed his grave concern over the incident.
6. Muslim meat traders are not only being attacked but are booked under false and fabricated charges.
7. A.B.V.P. and Ramasena worker’s in these two districts have been forcing the Managements of Educational Institutions to ban wearing of head scarf by Muslim Girl students in the college campus, One ABVP worker tried to attack a Muslim girl in her class room at SVS Government college of Bantwal, later the college principal banned the head scarf in the campus, the district commission has issued notice to the principal against his action, government college of Uppinangadi had also banned the head scarf, a Muslim women wearing the head scarf was also attacked, though covering the head by woman is not only a Islamic ritual but it is also a symbol of woman sanctity and a part of Indian culture.
Link:
http://www.aimcnd.org/