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[Fact Finding - Preliminary Statement]
Violence at #Nuh: A Story of Hatred, Intimidation, and Gunshots by Hindutva Groups To Stoke Communal Violence
On August 3, 2023, two CPIML-AICCTU fact finding teams visited Nuh and surrounding areas in Haryana that witnessed intense communal provocation and violence by right-wing groups on July 31, 2023. One team comprising (FFT1) of CPIML Central Headquarter Members Com. Prem Singh Gahlawat, Com. Ravi Rai, Com. Shweta Raj, Com. Akash Bhattacharya, and Com. Arun met members of Muslim and Hindu communities in Nuh (Mewat), Sohna (Gurgaon), and looked to understand the sequence of events that led to the current ground situation. A second team (FFT2) composed of AICCTU members Com. Abhishek, Amarnath Sharma and Advocate Ganesh (a Human Rights Lawyer) visited Muslim working-class slums in Parla Village near Sector 70A, Bhondsi Village, and Sohna village.
During the investigation, the teams found eerie similarities between the roles played by right - wing groups such as Bajrang Dal (BJD) and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) in stoking communal violence in Nuh during the ‘Shobha Yarta’, and during recent communal violences around other ‘Shobha Yatras’ in Bihar, West Bengal, and Delhi's Jahangirpuri. These large scale ‘Shobha Yatras’ organized by BJD and VHP are a recent phenomenon, like in the case of Nuh where it began three years back. Before that, most of these processions were organized at local levels and went off peacefully.
Across religious lines, the locals pointed towards the intense campaign of hate and threat by right-wing groups against Muslims that preceded the July 31 ‘Shobha Yatra’. Despite the provocative videos of Monu Manesar, a right-wing vigilante accused of the brutal murder of Nasir and Junaid in February 2023, and Bajrang Dal leader Bittu Bajrangi who was present at the procession on 31 July, the police took no preventive action. Just a few hours before violence erupted in Nuh, Surendra Jain, General Secretary of VHP, was seen delivering a hate speech against the Meo Muslims in Mewat. Addressing a large crowd at a temple in Nuh, Jain called for changing the character of Mewat: an area with a majority Muslim population.
According to locals, participants in the Shobha Yatra were armed with swords, pistols, and sophisticated guns. As they crossed the Nuh town, they were waving weapons, raising provocative and anti-Muslim slogans, and harassing the locals. This provocation, along with the already seething anger among the local population about the hate speech videos of Monu Manesar, led to intense clashes.
From the sequence of events, it was found that after the initial violence in Nuh, social media was used to spread rumours of massive anti-Hindu violence and to falsely claim that many Hindus had been killed. The violence soon spread to Sohna and other places in Gurgaon, where a right-wing mob, numbering hundreds, attacked Muslim slops and mosques. The roads were blocked and Muslims, including children, were specifically targeted. According to the local members of the community, despite all the violence, the police personnel remained mute spectators.
Locals Stood in Solidarity with Each Other
Despite efforts by right-wing groups to intensify the communal clashes into full blown riots, the solidarity among the local populations cutting across the religious lines saved many lives and controlled the volatile situation. In a particular incident of attack on mosques in Sohna, members of Sikh community came out to protect Muslims against the attack by right-wing goons. Jats in the Mewat area also stood with the local Muslims against the violence.
In Nuh, it was noted by many members of the community that most of the rioters came from outside the area. The locals also questioned the role of police and the administration in both Nuh and Sohna. The peace committee in Nuh had already informed the local administration about the attempts to stoke communal violence in area through the presence of Monu Manesar, but police deployment during the procession was feeble.
Violence at #Nuh: A Story of Hatred, Intimidation, and Gunshots by Hindutva Groups To Stoke Communal Violence
On August 3, 2023, two CPIML-AICCTU fact finding teams visited Nuh and surrounding areas in Haryana that witnessed intense communal provocation and violence by right-wing groups on July 31, 2023. One team comprising (FFT1) of CPIML Central Headquarter Members Com. Prem Singh Gahlawat, Com. Ravi Rai, Com. Shweta Raj, Com. Akash Bhattacharya, and Com. Arun met members of Muslim and Hindu communities in Nuh (Mewat), Sohna (Gurgaon), and looked to understand the sequence of events that led to the current ground situation. A second team (FFT2) composed of AICCTU members Com. Abhishek, Amarnath Sharma and Advocate Ganesh (a Human Rights Lawyer) visited Muslim working-class slums in Parla Village near Sector 70A, Bhondsi Village, and Sohna village.
During the investigation, the teams found eerie similarities between the roles played by right - wing groups such as Bajrang Dal (BJD) and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) in stoking communal violence in Nuh during the ‘Shobha Yarta’, and during recent communal violences around other ‘Shobha Yatras’ in Bihar, West Bengal, and Delhi's Jahangirpuri. These large scale ‘Shobha Yatras’ organized by BJD and VHP are a recent phenomenon, like in the case of Nuh where it began three years back. Before that, most of these processions were organized at local levels and went off peacefully.
Across religious lines, the locals pointed towards the intense campaign of hate and threat by right-wing groups against Muslims that preceded the July 31 ‘Shobha Yatra’. Despite the provocative videos of Monu Manesar, a right-wing vigilante accused of the brutal murder of Nasir and Junaid in February 2023, and Bajrang Dal leader Bittu Bajrangi who was present at the procession on 31 July, the police took no preventive action. Just a few hours before violence erupted in Nuh, Surendra Jain, General Secretary of VHP, was seen delivering a hate speech against the Meo Muslims in Mewat. Addressing a large crowd at a temple in Nuh, Jain called for changing the character of Mewat: an area with a majority Muslim population.
According to locals, participants in the Shobha Yatra were armed with swords, pistols, and sophisticated guns. As they crossed the Nuh town, they were waving weapons, raising provocative and anti-Muslim slogans, and harassing the locals. This provocation, along with the already seething anger among the local population about the hate speech videos of Monu Manesar, led to intense clashes.
From the sequence of events, it was found that after the initial violence in Nuh, social media was used to spread rumours of massive anti-Hindu violence and to falsely claim that many Hindus had been killed. The violence soon spread to Sohna and other places in Gurgaon, where a right-wing mob, numbering hundreds, attacked Muslim slops and mosques. The roads were blocked and Muslims, including children, were specifically targeted. According to the local members of the community, despite all the violence, the police personnel remained mute spectators.
Locals Stood in Solidarity with Each Other
Despite efforts by right-wing groups to intensify the communal clashes into full blown riots, the solidarity among the local populations cutting across the religious lines saved many lives and controlled the volatile situation. In a particular incident of attack on mosques in Sohna, members of Sikh community came out to protect Muslims against the attack by right-wing goons. Jats in the Mewat area also stood with the local Muslims against the violence.
In Nuh, it was noted by many members of the community that most of the rioters came from outside the area. The locals also questioned the role of police and the administration in both Nuh and Sohna. The peace committee in Nuh had already informed the local administration about the attempts to stoke communal violence in area through the presence of Monu Manesar, but police deployment during the procession was feeble.
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Criminal Complicity of the State
The local accused the BJP government in Haryana and Centre of attempting to vitiate communal harmony in the country. They said that violence in Nuh was the result of the complicity of the state, as they were aware of the volatile situation and did nothing to prevent it. In fact, no actions were taken by the government against the hate speeches and armed mobilization in the procession, despite information.
The locals noted that the situation in Nuh has to read in tandem with the communal polarization campaign across the state and the country. For years, there had been attempts by right-wing groups, with criminal support from the BJP government, to carry out the nefarious Hindutva project in Mewat region.
A Campaign Against Poor Migrant Workers
In Nuh and areas of Gurgaon, there is a coordinated attempt by right-wing forces and local administration to target migrant Muslim working class population, especially those belonging to Bengal. Several Muslim slum areas, especially in Gurgaon have been attacked or threatened with violence if they don’t vacate the place. Social media and also mainstream news are using the ‘Rohingya Muslim’ tag to create terror among the poor Muslim migrants.
When the fact finding tried to talk to some of the migrant workers, they were stopped by the police. Most of the slums are now empty, with many choosing to leave the city.
Reprisals and A Sense of Terror
The situation continues to remain tense in Nuh and several areas of Gurgaon. During the visit to Anjuman Jama Masjid in Gurgaon, which was burnt, and its Imam killed, the team witnessed members of right-wing groups riding on bikes and trying to create further trouble. Later, the group was chased away by police.
When the team visited Nuh, the situation resembled a ghost town: all shops were closed, and no was visible outside their homes. Curfew is in place. Locals said that police had been conducting mass raids and arrests, with many innocents also taken away. There is sense of fear among the Meo Muslim population. The CPIML delegation also met the Nuh Deputy Commissioner and raised concerns about widespread arrests of innocents, which is creating a sense of terror among the local population.
A detailed fact-finding report will be released soon.
For information, contact [email protected] or [email protected]
The local accused the BJP government in Haryana and Centre of attempting to vitiate communal harmony in the country. They said that violence in Nuh was the result of the complicity of the state, as they were aware of the volatile situation and did nothing to prevent it. In fact, no actions were taken by the government against the hate speeches and armed mobilization in the procession, despite information.
The locals noted that the situation in Nuh has to read in tandem with the communal polarization campaign across the state and the country. For years, there had been attempts by right-wing groups, with criminal support from the BJP government, to carry out the nefarious Hindutva project in Mewat region.
A Campaign Against Poor Migrant Workers
In Nuh and areas of Gurgaon, there is a coordinated attempt by right-wing forces and local administration to target migrant Muslim working class population, especially those belonging to Bengal. Several Muslim slum areas, especially in Gurgaon have been attacked or threatened with violence if they don’t vacate the place. Social media and also mainstream news are using the ‘Rohingya Muslim’ tag to create terror among the poor Muslim migrants.
When the fact finding tried to talk to some of the migrant workers, they were stopped by the police. Most of the slums are now empty, with many choosing to leave the city.
Reprisals and A Sense of Terror
The situation continues to remain tense in Nuh and several areas of Gurgaon. During the visit to Anjuman Jama Masjid in Gurgaon, which was burnt, and its Imam killed, the team witnessed members of right-wing groups riding on bikes and trying to create further trouble. Later, the group was chased away by police.
When the team visited Nuh, the situation resembled a ghost town: all shops were closed, and no was visible outside their homes. Curfew is in place. Locals said that police had been conducting mass raids and arrests, with many innocents also taken away. There is sense of fear among the Meo Muslim population. The CPIML delegation also met the Nuh Deputy Commissioner and raised concerns about widespread arrests of innocents, which is creating a sense of terror among the local population.
A detailed fact-finding report will be released soon.
For information, contact [email protected] or [email protected]
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CPIML Statement on the Developing Situation in Occupied #Palestine
The escalation of Israeli aggression against civilian population in Palestinian territories occupied by Israel and the threat of ground level invasion in Gaza is a matter of grave concern. Caught unawares by the surprise offensive launched by Hamas, a departure from the Palestinian policy of peaceful, popular resistance, Israel has already unleashed vicious attacks emboldened by the support extended by the Biden Administration. Given the historical background of the present conflict, India must work for early cessation of the military offensive and help seek a political solution upholding the Palestinian right to a sovereign homeland. We appeal to the international community and the United Nations to restrain Israel and Hamas and save the lives of beleaguered Palestinians and common Israeli people.
Modi has called this a terrorist attack and declared his solidarity with Israel. The BJP is trying to draw a false equivalence between terrorist attacks in India and the present Hamas offensive. Yet again the Modi government and the BJP has turned a blind eye to the occupation and crimes perpetrated against the Palestinians, and seek to instrumentalise this situation to fan hatred for Muslims.
- Central Committee, CPIML
The escalation of Israeli aggression against civilian population in Palestinian territories occupied by Israel and the threat of ground level invasion in Gaza is a matter of grave concern. Caught unawares by the surprise offensive launched by Hamas, a departure from the Palestinian policy of peaceful, popular resistance, Israel has already unleashed vicious attacks emboldened by the support extended by the Biden Administration. Given the historical background of the present conflict, India must work for early cessation of the military offensive and help seek a political solution upholding the Palestinian right to a sovereign homeland. We appeal to the international community and the United Nations to restrain Israel and Hamas and save the lives of beleaguered Palestinians and common Israeli people.
Modi has called this a terrorist attack and declared his solidarity with Israel. The BJP is trying to draw a false equivalence between terrorist attacks in India and the present Hamas offensive. Yet again the Modi government and the BJP has turned a blind eye to the occupation and crimes perpetrated against the Palestinians, and seek to instrumentalise this situation to fan hatred for Muslims.
- Central Committee, CPIML
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फिलिस्तीन में बनी तनावपूर्ण स्थिति पर भाकपा माले का वक्तव्य
नई दिल्ली, 8 अक्टूबर 2023.
इजरायली कब्जे वाले फिलिस्तीनी क्षेत्रों में आम नागरिकों के विरुद्ध बढ़ी इजरायली आक्रामकता गम्भीर चिन्ता का विषय है. फिलिस्तीन द्वारा अब तक अपनायी गई शांतिपूर्ण व लोकप्रिय प्रतिरोध की नीति से हटते हुए हमास ने अचानक आक्रामक रुख अपनाया है. अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति बाइडेन के समर्थन से जोश में आकर इजरायल ने फिलिस्तीन पर घातक हमले शुरू कर दिये हैं. इस टकराव की ऐतिहासिक पृष्ठभूमि को देखते हुए भारत को वहां सैन्य हमलों को जल्द से जल्द समाप्त कराने की कोशिश करनी चाहिए. एक सम्प्रभु देश के फिलिस्तीनियों के अधिकार को हासिल करने की दिशा में भारत को राजनीतिक समाधान निकालने में मदद करनी चाहिए. हम अंतर्राष्ट्रीय समुदाय और संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ से अपील करते हैं कि वे इजरायल और हमास को नियंत्रित कर संकटग्रस्त फिलिस्तीनियों और आम इजरायली जनता के जानमाल की क्षति को रोकें.
मोदी ने इसे आतंकवादी हमला कहते हुए इजरायल के साथ अपनी एकजुटता व्यक्त की है. भाजपा भारत में आतंकवादी हमलों और हमास की वर्तमान आक्रामकता को समतुल्य बताने की झूठी कोशिश कर रही है. मोदी सरकार और भाजपा फिर से फिलिस्तीन पर कब्जा और फिलिस्तीनियों के विरुद्ध इजरायल के अपराधों से आंखें मूंद कर इस घटनाक्रम का इस्तेमाल मुस्लिम विरोधी नफरत फैलाने में करना चाहती है.
— भाकपा माले केन्द्रीय कमेटी.
नई दिल्ली, 8 अक्टूबर 2023.
इजरायली कब्जे वाले फिलिस्तीनी क्षेत्रों में आम नागरिकों के विरुद्ध बढ़ी इजरायली आक्रामकता गम्भीर चिन्ता का विषय है. फिलिस्तीन द्वारा अब तक अपनायी गई शांतिपूर्ण व लोकप्रिय प्रतिरोध की नीति से हटते हुए हमास ने अचानक आक्रामक रुख अपनाया है. अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति बाइडेन के समर्थन से जोश में आकर इजरायल ने फिलिस्तीन पर घातक हमले शुरू कर दिये हैं. इस टकराव की ऐतिहासिक पृष्ठभूमि को देखते हुए भारत को वहां सैन्य हमलों को जल्द से जल्द समाप्त कराने की कोशिश करनी चाहिए. एक सम्प्रभु देश के फिलिस्तीनियों के अधिकार को हासिल करने की दिशा में भारत को राजनीतिक समाधान निकालने में मदद करनी चाहिए. हम अंतर्राष्ट्रीय समुदाय और संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ से अपील करते हैं कि वे इजरायल और हमास को नियंत्रित कर संकटग्रस्त फिलिस्तीनियों और आम इजरायली जनता के जानमाल की क्षति को रोकें.
मोदी ने इसे आतंकवादी हमला कहते हुए इजरायल के साथ अपनी एकजुटता व्यक्त की है. भाजपा भारत में आतंकवादी हमलों और हमास की वर्तमान आक्रामकता को समतुल्य बताने की झूठी कोशिश कर रही है. मोदी सरकार और भाजपा फिर से फिलिस्तीन पर कब्जा और फिलिस्तीनियों के विरुद्ध इजरायल के अपराधों से आंखें मूंद कर इस घटनाक्रम का इस्तेमाल मुस्लिम विरोधी नफरत फैलाने में करना चाहती है.
— भाकपा माले केन्द्रीय कमेटी.
[ 23 October, 2023 | Embassy of Israel, New Delhi ] Activists Brutally Detained in New Delhi Protesting Israel's Settler Apartheid in Palestine!
In a startling event, Delhi Police cracked down on activists opposing Israel's actions in Palestine.
Questions loom large as the Ministry of External Affairs verbally supports Palestine, an unsettling silence blankets the nation's streets. India extends aid, yet its citizens find their voices stifled when it comes to expressing solidarity openly.
In the face of this disparity, the cry echoes louder: 'No more imperialist chains, no more state violence!' The call resounds across the nation: Will India’s silence persist, or will it rise in unity?
#freepalestine
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In a startling event, Delhi Police cracked down on activists opposing Israel's actions in Palestine.
Questions loom large as the Ministry of External Affairs verbally supports Palestine, an unsettling silence blankets the nation's streets. India extends aid, yet its citizens find their voices stifled when it comes to expressing solidarity openly.
In the face of this disparity, the cry echoes louder: 'No more imperialist chains, no more state violence!' The call resounds across the nation: Will India’s silence persist, or will it rise in unity?
#freepalestine
https://www.instagram.com/p/CyvXBvJPkW0/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
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1. आरएसएस-भाजपा द्वारा संचालित भ्रष्ट National Testing Agency को रद्द किया जाए तथा उसके प्रमुख प्रदीप जोशी पर जांच बैठाई जाए।
2. UGC-NET के जरिये पीएचडी में प्रवेश की बाध्यता खत्म कर विश्वविद्यालय की स्वायत्त परीक्षा आयोजित करवाई जाए।
1. आरएसएस-भाजपा द्वारा संचालित भ्रष्ट National Testing Agency को रद्द किया जाए तथा उसके प्रमुख प्रदीप जोशी पर जांच बैठाई जाए।
2. UGC-NET के जरिये पीएचडी में प्रवेश की बाध्यता खत्म कर विश्वविद्यालय की स्वायत्त परीक्षा आयोजित करवाई जाए।
*SPATE OF HATE AGAINST MUSLIMS SINCE MODI’S RE-ELECTION!*
Since the re-election of Narendra Modi for a third term, the communal agenda continues unabated, with incidents of mob-lynching, demolition of houses, communal clashes, and a spate of hate crimes against Muslims of this country. It seems that a weak Modi government has become a more insecure. It appears that with tacit approval of BJP-RSS, these 'storm troopers' have unleashed an organised and concerted hate crime in an attempt to terrorize, marginalise, and isolate the Muslim community in a way that would further alienate them, both socially & economically. It is quite evident that the fascist force has resorted to its old tactics of communal polarisation in the society by mobilising hate mob against Muslims.
Mohammed Fareed was beaten to death by an enraged mob in *Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh)* , even as the BJP MLA Mukta Raja callously dismissed this incident as “mild beating”, all the while defending the murderers and referring to them as “innocent brothers” and trivialising the hate crime. This occurred even as the demolition drive in *Lucknow’s Akbarnagar* was complete with 1,800 structures, including a masjid, being razed to the ground.
We saw that in *Balasore (Odisha)* , where the BJP has formed the government for the first time, Hindu men attacked Muslim families due to unfounded suspicion of animal slaughter, which resulted in widespread violence. In *Medak (Telangana)* , Hindutva goons attacked Muslim residents, a madrasa, hospital and Muslim shops over cattle brought for slaughtering on the occasion of Eid-Al-Adha. In *Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)* , 11 houses owned by Muslims were razed to the ground on suspicion that the families stored beef in their fridge and that they were illegal structures. Yet again in *Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh)* , four Muslim men were arrested on suspicion that they allegedly threw a carcass of a calf into a temple. Their houses were also demolished without any trial, and they have been charged under the National Security Act. In *Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)* , Hindutva goons ransacked and looted a Muslim man’s shop in front of the police, on allegations that he shared a picture of an animal that was sacrificed on his social media.
The unbridled hate against Muslims that the country has witnessed since Modi came to power in 2014, and the intensification of it during the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, proved to us that the fight against communal hate and fascist onslaught is to be uprooted through people’s power. This despicable rhetoric has emboldened acts of violence and has underlined the all-pervasive bigotry within the political establishment.
During elections, we saw that the opposition was vocal in calling out the politics of hate, and highlighting the RSS's fascist ideology as a real force behind it. And now, the people have reposed faith in them for this. Even as communal propaganda is gathering speed post elections, it is time that the opposition forces gear up to fight for the people of this country.
We must raise our voice against every such incident to subjugate and mete out indignity to our brethren. BJP's tacit approval and, at times, overt endorsement of such barbarism is reprehensible and must be confronted with unwavering resolve.
*Nilasis Bose*
_*National President*_
*Prasenjeet Kumar*
_*General Secretary*_
Since the re-election of Narendra Modi for a third term, the communal agenda continues unabated, with incidents of mob-lynching, demolition of houses, communal clashes, and a spate of hate crimes against Muslims of this country. It seems that a weak Modi government has become a more insecure. It appears that with tacit approval of BJP-RSS, these 'storm troopers' have unleashed an organised and concerted hate crime in an attempt to terrorize, marginalise, and isolate the Muslim community in a way that would further alienate them, both socially & economically. It is quite evident that the fascist force has resorted to its old tactics of communal polarisation in the society by mobilising hate mob against Muslims.
Mohammed Fareed was beaten to death by an enraged mob in *Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh)* , even as the BJP MLA Mukta Raja callously dismissed this incident as “mild beating”, all the while defending the murderers and referring to them as “innocent brothers” and trivialising the hate crime. This occurred even as the demolition drive in *Lucknow’s Akbarnagar* was complete with 1,800 structures, including a masjid, being razed to the ground.
We saw that in *Balasore (Odisha)* , where the BJP has formed the government for the first time, Hindu men attacked Muslim families due to unfounded suspicion of animal slaughter, which resulted in widespread violence. In *Medak (Telangana)* , Hindutva goons attacked Muslim residents, a madrasa, hospital and Muslim shops over cattle brought for slaughtering on the occasion of Eid-Al-Adha. In *Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)* , 11 houses owned by Muslims were razed to the ground on suspicion that the families stored beef in their fridge and that they were illegal structures. Yet again in *Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh)* , four Muslim men were arrested on suspicion that they allegedly threw a carcass of a calf into a temple. Their houses were also demolished without any trial, and they have been charged under the National Security Act. In *Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)* , Hindutva goons ransacked and looted a Muslim man’s shop in front of the police, on allegations that he shared a picture of an animal that was sacrificed on his social media.
The unbridled hate against Muslims that the country has witnessed since Modi came to power in 2014, and the intensification of it during the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, proved to us that the fight against communal hate and fascist onslaught is to be uprooted through people’s power. This despicable rhetoric has emboldened acts of violence and has underlined the all-pervasive bigotry within the political establishment.
During elections, we saw that the opposition was vocal in calling out the politics of hate, and highlighting the RSS's fascist ideology as a real force behind it. And now, the people have reposed faith in them for this. Even as communal propaganda is gathering speed post elections, it is time that the opposition forces gear up to fight for the people of this country.
We must raise our voice against every such incident to subjugate and mete out indignity to our brethren. BJP's tacit approval and, at times, overt endorsement of such barbarism is reprehensible and must be confronted with unwavering resolve.
*Nilasis Bose*
_*National President*_
*Prasenjeet Kumar*
_*General Secretary*_