When India was regretting their loss in India vs. Pakistan T20 World Cup 2021, Tripura was burning to ashes. The powerful sun, which had been blazing brightly in the afternoon a week before, had to settle for the saffronish twilight as it mourned for seeing the horrible act of miscreants from the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) who vandalised the Panisagar division of Tripura during a rally. VHP thugs vandalised many mosques and establishments in Panisagar, including Chamtila and Rowa Bazar.
A viral video on social media proves the venom being spewed against the minorities where Karyakartas raise disrespectful slogans as “Tripura me Mullagiri nahi chalega, nahi chalega” and “Oh Mohammad tera baap, Hare Krishna Hare Ram”.
The backing of the ruling party has fanned the growth of Islamophobia in a communally neutral state of Tripura, which brags of a fair population of the minorities apart from the tribal citizenry. Officials claim that attempts were made on their behalf to appease saffrons fanatics intent on tearing the secular fabric of the state apart. Some minority members have filed complaints against miscreants who yelled hostile and racist slurs. Video circulating on social media has boosted minorities’ cases, while officials have been trying to obtain more evidence against VHP blackguards
The protest organised to prevent sectarian violence in Bangladesh grew into its entity and swiftly deteriorated into an act deserving of condemnation. Saffronist miscreants from the right-wing went barbaric while stealing and trashing mosques and establishments in the subdivision.
The businesses were largely owned by Muslims, who account for a significant share of the population in the region. Since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in Tripura, a historically Marxist-ruled state in the Northeast, it has become a hotspot of religious intolerance.
To counteract the horrible crime of VHP rogues, officials in the Dharamnagar subdivision have enforced Section 144 CrPC. Bengali, a beautiful language, appears to be suffering from the wrath of partition, with a majority of Bengali speakers establishing themselves in Tripura, aggravating Islamophobia. Several people were killed while assaulting and looting mosques and shops. Even though their basis is composed of bones, the government and the right-wing are meat-eaters.
The BJP’s ascension to power, both at the national and state levels, has heightened communal tensions. Hindutva-affiliated political organisations have been on the move in order to cement their position. Opposition individuals have been targeted in recent years, putting a damper on criticism in the country. The rise of hate crimes has heightened the need for an anti-lynching statute. The anti-minority sentiment is creating havoc in Tripura, one of the two engine states. The VHP’s activities in the north-eastern states mirror the national government’s unjust treatment of minorities.
Whether it’s the incident in Anandnagar, Gujarat, when Hindutva groups opposed a Muslim opening a business, vandalism in Tripura, or many lynchings since 2014, they’re all tied to the installation of the BJP administration at the centre.
The UCC and CAA deny the importance of anti-lynching legislation. The criminal behaviour of right-wing organisations should not be overlooked since it jeopardises the country’s secular fabric. Violations of Articles 26, 29, 30, (1), and (2) are at an all-time high. He went on to say that the VHP and its affiliates’ blasphemous and insulting language and slogans are illegal under the IPC’s Sections 295, 297, and 298. To maintain the country’s secular character, it is critical to challenge transgressors.
Article edited by Ashba Rizvi
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