JOINT STATEMENT OF ORGANISATIONS IN RAJASTHAN Jaipur, 7th December, 2017
JOINT STATEMENT OF
ORGANISATIONS IN RAJASTHAN Jaipur, December 7, 2017
THE RAJSAMAND HATE
CRIME IS CONDEMNED BY US STRONGLY, NOT ACCEPTABLE AT ALL
CM Vasundhara Raje
Resign NOW
Home Minister Gulah
Chand Kataria, Resign NOW
Prime Minister
unambiguously condemn this attack
Stop the Culture of
Violence and Hate and giving impunity to killers of hate crimes
Press Note
All organisations of
Rajasthan are shocked at the recent developments of what is happening in the
State in terms of lynching of Muslims, the latest one being carried out on the
25th anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition, a murder in cold blood of Mohammed Afrazul
a 48 year old migrant from West Bengal in Rajsamand, Rajasthan. There is
only one demand that Vasundhara Raje, should resign now. She does not deserve
to hold on to the post even for a day in the context of the absolute impunity
provided to these killers and their supporters. The Home Minister of Rajasthan
Gulab Chand Kataria, has proved his incompetency in controlling these crimes
which has left the Muslim Community even more insecure. The Prime
Minister and the Chief Minister need to unambiguously condemn this crime.
The latest killing of
Mohammed Afrazul from West Bengal is very disturbing. The attack leading to the
murder was shot by a mobile along with the confessions of the murderer Shambhu
Lal Regar, appealing to the people of Mewar “that the people with Islamic
Vichardhara are all over in black clothes outside Masjids, in public places and
around, they are a threat to our cultural heritage and destroying it. Just like
Maharana Pratap had decided to fight Islamic Jehad, So do we, have to eliminate
the present Islamic Jehad. So I have done it, it may be good or bad, but I have
done it. Because I felt that I have to do it. I am a law abiding citizen, but
you die only once, so why not eliminate them and then die. Why should we be
killed them. That is why I did it. 25 years ago the Babri Masjid was
demolished but even that has not changed anything, So I am going to surrender
tomorrow in the Rajsamand Mahadev temple. All the Bhai and Behen, the people of
Mewar support me, I am surrendering in front of you. Jai Mewar, Jai Bharat, Jai
Hind”. In the video where he is seen to kill the man, he is also talking of
ending love jehad
Both the videos of the
killing and the confession along with photos of the charred body have gone
viral on social media. Although the police have arrested the murderer
Shambhu Lal Regar and the nephew who had shot the video, but it is important to
reach the people who motivated him to carry out this murder.
This is not the first
such killing that is happening. It’s the fourth in the last nine months,
showing absolute impunity to the killers of Muslims. We would also like
to state that there have been many incidents where Muslims have been attacked
as part of hate crimes and not been killed so the number of incidents are
huge. The killings in the last nine months are as follows:
The first one being
that of Pehlu Khan, a dairy farmer and cattle rearer who died on the 3rd of
April, after being attacked by a crowd of so called Gau Rakshaks in Behror,
Alwar on the 1st of April. The killers named by him were not even arrested,
instead 7 others have been arrested and are all out on bail.
The second killing
happened on 16th June in the name of Swach Bharat Abhiyan of comrade Zafar Khan,
the Municipality chairperson and other Safai Karmachari beat him to death in
Pratapgarh town, when he was opposing their naming and shaming policy as part
of making Pratapgarh open defecation free. The police has not arrested anybody,
claiming that he died of a heart attack, completely protecting the municipality
people.
The third killing
happened on the 10th of November, 2017, in the early hours, when Umair Khan and
his colleagues were transporting cows and were shot by so called Gau Rakshaks
in Govindgarh Tehsil, Alwar district. The killers carried the body to a railway
track 15 kms away and tried to destroy all evidence of the face and the body.
Out of the seven killers only two were arrested and instead, the victims of the
firing, Tahir and Javed are now behind bars.
What happened
yesterday in Rajsamand on the 6th of December is the 4th killing. Our demands are
Clear and unambiguous
condemnation of this and other hate attacks by the Prime Minister and the Chief
Minister.
CM Vasundhara Raje
resign now.
Immediate arrest of
all the killers and attackers in hate crimes in Rajasthan.
Provide absolute
security to all the Muslims in the State.
Stop this culture of
hate and violence against Muslims as it will seep into every dimension of our
lives and it will be difficult to stop it.
The BJP party which is
in power with 160 MLA out of 200 needs to stop giving protection to these
killers.
The RSS hate programme
needs to be banned.
We are,
Peoples’ Union for
Civil Liberties, Rajasthan, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangatha, Rajasthan Nagrik
Manch, Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch, National Federation of Indian Women, All
India Democratic Women’s Association, Jan Vichar Manch, Dr. Ambedkar Vichar
Manch, Welfare Party, Jamait
Islami Hind,
Zari Handloom Work Union, SIO, Rajasthan Samagra Sewa Sangh, Akhil Bhartiya
Kisan Sabha, SFI, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, Suchna evam Rozgar
Adhikar Manch, Dalit Adhikar Kendra, National Muslim Women Welfare Society,
Vividha, Mahila, Punarvas Samooh, NAPM, SDPI, Samta Gyan Vigyan Samiti, RUWA,
Pink City Zari Handloom Work Mazdoor Union, Aaritari Zardoz Ekta Sangathan, HRLN,
Zamayte Ulema Hind, JDU, Samajwadi Party,, Rajasthan Kacchi Basti Federation,
Jaipur Kacchi Basti Maha Sangh, Jaipur district unit of CPIM, CPI, CPI ML,
Liberation, MCPI, Banjara Yuva Shakti Sangathan, AIDMAM, Rajasthan Mahila
Kamgaar Union.
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