Last week, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the street in many cities to protest against the increasing mob related murders of Muslims and other minority groups in India. Many of these killings have been labelled ‘cow terrorism’ as far right gangs have used Hinduism’s reverence for cows as an excuse to attack and kill people. These far right groups have become more active since the election of a BJP government led by Narendra Modi, who only condemned these murders in the last couple of days. Recent investigations by human rights groups lay the blame for this rise of sectarian violence on the BJP Government’s promotion of Hindu nationalism.
Last week, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the street in many cities to protest against the increasing mob related murders of Muslims and other minority groups in India. Many of these killings have been labelled ‘cow terrorism’ as far right gangs have used Hinduism’s reverence for cows as an excuse to attack and kill people. These far right groups have become more active since the election of a BJP government led by Narendra Modi, who only condemned these murders in the last couple of days. Recent investigations by human rights groups lay the blame for this rise of sectarian violence on the BJP Government’s promotion of Hindu nationalism.
