Hindu extremists demand survey of historic Jama Masjid in Delhi
A leader of the extremist group Hindu Sena, Vishnu Gupta, wrote to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) demanding a survey of the historic Jama Masjid in Delhi. Gupta alleged that Mughal emperor Aurangzeb demolished temples in order to build the mosque and that the remains of these temples, including idols, were used in the mosque’s construction. The Jama Masjid, one of Delhi’s iconic landmarks, is currently managed by the ASI.
Demands for surveys of mosques have repeatedly led to anti-Muslim violence and intimidation. Recently, five Muslims were killed after police officers fired on Muslims protesting a court-ordered survey of the historic Shahi Jama Mosque in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, a move demanded by Hindu supremacists to check for temple ruins underneath.
Muslim-owned slaughterhouses demolished by officials in Madhya Pradesh
In BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa, civic officials demolished Muslim-owned slaughterhouses, claiming that they were constructed illegally. According to the owners, they were notified about the demolition only the night before, leaving them with no time to relocate their belongings. One of the owners also claimed to possess old documents for the buildings.
India’s Supreme Court recently banned the weaponization of demolitions as collective punishment against Muslims, declaring that any demolitions carried out without proper notice or legal permission amounts to contempt of court.
Hindu extremist harasses women, accuses them of converting Hindus to Christianity
In the capital city of Delhi, a Hindu extremist man harassed and shoved a group of women, baselessly accusing them of brainwashing Hindus to convert them to Christianity.
In BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore, Hindu militants from the Bajrang Dal, along with the police, raided a Christian prayer meeting and accused the pastor and other worshippers of forcibly converting Hindus to Christianity.
Kashmiri Muslim students denied to attend prayers at college in Karnataka
Kashmiri Muslim students at a college in Karnataka’s Bengaluru have reported that the college administration did not allow them to offer their Friday prayers. The students said that the administration refused their repeated requests for permission to attend the prayers, which the students consider fundamental to their faith.
