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Rightwing Hindus call for Mahapanchayat in Uttarakhand's Purolia amid heightened communal tensions

A Hindu Mahapanchayat has been called in Purulia Uttarakhand even as posters have appeared asking Muslims to evacuate giving rise to communal tensions.

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Published : Jun 12, 2023, 6:23 PM IST

Dehradun (Uttarakhand): Rightwing Hindus in Uttarakhand have called for a Mahapanchayat in Purulia amid alleged persecution of the local Muslim community members in the state. The state remains on the edge after a recent abortive abduction of a minor girl by two men including a Muslim. While the accused duo have been arrested, the rightwing elements have dubbed the incident as 'love jihad', term used by the rightwing to describe alleged conspiracy by Muslim men to woo and marry Hindu women.

Ever since the alleged abduction attempt, communal tensions are on the rise with the rightwing elements recently asking the local Muslim community members to evacuate their homes. It is learnt that the local Hindu rightwing elements in Purulia have called for a Mahapanchayat on June 15. Simultaneously, posters have appeared in the area asking Muslims to evacuate their homes before the Mahapanchayat or face consequences.

  • 15 जून को होने वाली महापंचायत पर तुरंत रोक लगाई जाए! वहां रह रहे लोगों को सुरक्षा प्रदान किया जाए।
    वहां से पलायन कर गए लोगों को वापस बुलाने का इंतज़ाम किया जाए। #भाजपा सरकार का काम है कि गुनहगारों को जेल भेजे और जल्द अमन क़ायम हो। #uttarakhand #uttarkashi #उत्तराखंड

    — Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) June 12, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Journalist Meer Faisal shared on Twitter a purported video of the alleged attacks on the Muslims in Uttarakhand amid heightened communal tensions in the state. In the video said to be from Purolia, the rightwing Hindu mobs can be seen attacking the properties of Muslim traders while chanting Jai Shri Ram. Posters threatening Muslim traders to leave their shops by June 15 are also seen put up in the main market.

Also read: Love Jihad case in Dehradun: Youth accused of blackmailing medical student, making her obscene video; Probe on

Muslims are leaving the area due to vandalism, Faisal said. However, Uttarakhand's ADG Law and Order V Murugesan clarified that the video was not from Purola but from Barkot. In the backdrop of the attacks on Muslims, the community members in Vikasnagar, Chakrata, Chamoli, Purola and Uttarkashi have expressed fears of forced migration.

Meanwhile, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) national president Asaduddin Owaisi also took to Twitter demanding action against the rightwing elements and protection to the minority Muslim community.

  • 15 जून को होने वाली महापंचायत पर तुरंत रोक लगाई जाए! वहां रह रहे लोगों को सुरक्षा प्रदान किया जाए।
    वहां से पलायन कर गए लोगों को वापस बुलाने का इंतज़ाम किया जाए। #भाजपा सरकार का काम है कि गुनहगारों को जेल भेजे और जल्द अमन क़ायम हो। #uttarakhand #uttarkashi #उत्तराखंड

    — Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) June 12, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Significantly, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that “land and love jihad will not be tolerated” in the state.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand): Rightwing Hindus in Uttarakhand have called for a Mahapanchayat in Purulia amid alleged persecution of the local Muslim community members in the state. The state remains on the edge after a recent abortive abduction of a minor girl by two men including a Muslim. While the accused duo have been arrested, the rightwing elements have dubbed the incident as 'love jihad', term used by the rightwing to describe alleged conspiracy by Muslim men to woo and marry Hindu women.

Ever since the alleged abduction attempt, communal tensions are on the rise with the rightwing elements recently asking the local Muslim community members to evacuate their homes. It is learnt that the local Hindu rightwing elements in Purulia have called for a Mahapanchayat on June 15. Simultaneously, posters have appeared in the area asking Muslims to evacuate their homes before the Mahapanchayat or face consequences.

  • 15 जून को होने वाली महापंचायत पर तुरंत रोक लगाई जाए! वहां रह रहे लोगों को सुरक्षा प्रदान किया जाए।
    वहां से पलायन कर गए लोगों को वापस बुलाने का इंतज़ाम किया जाए। #भाजपा सरकार का काम है कि गुनहगारों को जेल भेजे और जल्द अमन क़ायम हो। #uttarakhand #uttarkashi #उत्तराखंड

    — Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) June 12, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Journalist Meer Faisal shared on Twitter a purported video of the alleged attacks on the Muslims in Uttarakhand amid heightened communal tensions in the state. In the video said to be from Purolia, the rightwing Hindu mobs can be seen attacking the properties of Muslim traders while chanting Jai Shri Ram. Posters threatening Muslim traders to leave their shops by June 15 are also seen put up in the main market.

Also read: Love Jihad case in Dehradun: Youth accused of blackmailing medical student, making her obscene video; Probe on

Muslims are leaving the area due to vandalism, Faisal said. However, Uttarakhand's ADG Law and Order V Murugesan clarified that the video was not from Purola but from Barkot. In the backdrop of the attacks on Muslims, the community members in Vikasnagar, Chakrata, Chamoli, Purola and Uttarkashi have expressed fears of forced migration.

Meanwhile, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) national president Asaduddin Owaisi also took to Twitter demanding action against the rightwing elements and protection to the minority Muslim community.

  • 15 जून को होने वाली महापंचायत पर तुरंत रोक लगाई जाए! वहां रह रहे लोगों को सुरक्षा प्रदान किया जाए।
    वहां से पलायन कर गए लोगों को वापस बुलाने का इंतज़ाम किया जाए। #भाजपा सरकार का काम है कि गुनहगारों को जेल भेजे और जल्द अमन क़ायम हो। #uttarakhand #uttarkashi #उत्तराखंड

    — Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) June 12, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Significantly, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that “land and love jihad will not be tolerated” in the state.

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