Pakistan on Friday strongly condemned the annihilation of multiple mosques, shops, and houses of Muslims by radical Hindutva mobs in Tripura, India.
The Foreign Office issued the statement after a fresh wave of anti-Muslim violence spread in India, which resulted in the burning down of at least six mosques and more than a dozen houses and shops owned by Muslims in the BJP-led Tripura state within the last few days.
According to reports, the attacks were carried out by Hindutva groups namely RSS, VHP, and Bajrang Dal across the state during protests in retaliation to violence in Bangladesh.
The FO said that according to reports the state machinery has not only failed to safeguard Muslims and their properties but also remained non-responsive to desperate calls for help by the local Muslim organizations.
The statement said, “It is reprehensible that the Hindutva driven BJP-RSS combine has a track record of conducting massacres and systemic human rights violations of Muslims under its watch, from Gujarat in 2002 to New Delhi in 2020. In today’s India, there is little space for minorities and their way of life,” it added.
As per the statement by FO the unrelenting targeting and brutal eviction of Muslim citizens from their decades-old homes in Assam are equally condemnable.
The Foreign Office called upon the global community to play its role in stopping the growing tide of Islamophobia and attacks against minorities, particularly Muslims in India, and to ensure their safety, security as well as well-being, and protection of their places of worship and heritage sites.
Tripura violence
Photos and videos have been widely shared on social media that show violent mobs wearing saffron and carrying swords raising anti-Muslim slogans during protests organized by Viswa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal, Hindu Jagran Manch, and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
As per reports, mosques were vandalized in Krishnagar, Dharmanagar, Panisagar, Chandrapur by saffron-wearing youths on Friday night, according to Indian media.
Window glasses and CCTV cameras of Krishnagar Jamia Masjid were broken by the participants of a rally carried out by Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
A Hindu violent mob burnt down a mosque in Panisagar in the North Tripura district.
A mob surrounded a mosque in Kailashahar and shouted “Jai Shri Ram” while placing a saffron flag on it.
Muslim groups in Dharmanagar widely condemned the attack on a Muslim lawyer’s house in the North Tripura district.
In the same locality, Hindu groups placed a saffron flag in front of a house belonging to Abdul Mannan, a prominent businessman in the region.
The local Muslim population reported that the anti-Muslim attacks were well-planned.
