[Marxistindia] Condemn this hate crime

[news from the cpi(m)]

01 August 2023

 

Press Statement

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

Condemn This Hate Crime

 

The horrifying killing by a Railway Police Force constable of his senior and
three other passengers, on a Mumbai bound train should not be seen as the
actions of a disturbed mind as is the initial explanation by the
authorities, who have set up an investigation. All the passengers killed
were Muslims. The constable went from one coach to another and deliberately
targeted Muslims. This is a direct result of the hate speeches being made
day in and day out by those in power, demonising the Muslim community and
using every abusive word in the dictionary of communalism against them. A
video which is yet to be authenticated shows that the man specifically
mentioned that Muslims were being led by Pakistan and if they wanted to live
in India they should vote for Modi and Yogi. The man was echoing the
language used by BJP leaders. 

 

The Supreme Court has repeatedly warned that hate speech leads to disastrous
consequences for the country and must be dealt with sternly. Even more
alarming is that this incident clearly shows that such communal thinking is
affecting those officially mandated to provide security.  This condemnable
incident is a wakeup call to India that  the toxic agenda of the Hindutva
forces is leading the country into a deep abyss. 

 

 

 

(Muralidharan)

For CPI(M) Central Committee office

 

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