Muslim man thrashed after Modi’s unity speech
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NEW DELHI: Moments after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called here on Saturday for Hindu-Muslim unity to deliver a truer freedom to India, a Muslim man was thrashed by alleged Hindutva activists in neighbouring Haryana state for wearing a skullcap.
The Hindu said on Sunday that Mohammed Barkat was told to remove his cap and chant Jai Shri Ram.
“One of the men called me with an offensive word and told me that skullcap was not allowed in this area. When I told him that I was returning from a mosque, he slapped me. He also asked me to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Jai Shri Ram. When I refused, he threatened to feed me pork,” Mr Barkat was quoted as saying.
The assault alleged took place at Jacubpura in Gurugram on May 25 night. No arrests have been made so far, The Hindu said.
It said Mr Barkat, 25, was returning to his shop around 10pm on Saturday after offering prayers at Jama Masjid in Gurugram when a group of about half a dozen men allegedly accosted him outside a sweet shop. Mr Barkat claimed that the man allegedly picked up a stick and hit him and also abused him.
Mr Modi told his newly elected MPs to work for communal harmony that existed in 1857, reminding them not to bear a grudge against those that didn’t vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Read: Modi woos Muslims in speech as house leader
When Mr Barkat tried to push the man and run away, the man allegedly tore his shirt. As Mr Barkat started crying, the men left. Four of them drove away in a motorcycle and two just walked away into one of the alleys in the area, The Hindu said.
Mr Barkat’s cousin Murtuja then took him to civil hospital. The hospital authorities made a call to the police.
A case has been registered on charges of promoting religious hatred, causing hurt, criminal intimidation and unlawful assembly, among others, at City Police Station in this connection.
The Hindu quoted Haryana BJP spokesperson Raman Malik as strongly condemning the incident saying that his party was against any kind of appeasement but any illegal act would not be tolerated.
He said that he had spoken to the police in this connection and directed them to identify the persons involved at the earliest and take action against them as per the law.
Published in Dawn, May 27th, 2019
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May 27, 2019 08:24am
Opposition is carrying out staged dramas to defame Modi. Those tactics didn't work during elections, will not work anymore.
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May 27, 2019 08:25am
Let us see what PM Modi does to give actions to his speech.
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May 27, 2019 08:26am
Get ready for more similar incidents in so called biggest democracy in the world, where Muslims and other minorty people are not allowed to freely follow their religious duties. Should this be allowed, and why world is silent?
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May 27, 2019 08:27am
Why they voted for Moodi.
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May 27, 2019 08:29am
What do you expect from Hindu fundamentalists ? What do expect from RSS? What do you expect from Modi and his followers?
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May 27, 2019 08:29am
Shameful and despicable. Shining India!
So much for ‘Hindu-Muslim’ unity. Luckily for the victim, his attackers didn’t find a metal rod or something.
Otherwise, who knows if the victim would even be alive, much less being mentally capable of reporting the crime.
Message to non-Hindu minorities in India: if you can afford to and have a passport, time to ditch this shining example of a Hindutva colony or you’ll be forced onto a ‘pyre’ or dumped in the Ganges against your will.
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May 27, 2019 08:35am
Modi Mafia is back again how sad.
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May 27, 2019 08:38am
You will lose count soon enough. India has been modi-fied- for the worse.
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May 27, 2019 08:38am
There will be multiple partitions of india very soon on religious and ethnic grounds due to the fascist the hindu majority have elected.
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May 27, 2019 08:41am
Pls stop reporting one odd incident of disharmony amongst thousands of positive incidents of communal harmony.
Pakistan should focus on its own problems not the neighbours
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May 27, 2019 08:46am
Why should Pakistan bothered about India? Let Pakistan solve internal problems and economically stabilize and improve upon CPEC and newly found oil fields.
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May 27, 2019 08:56am
Two Nation theory Zindabad
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May 27, 2019 09:06am
This is the new normal in India.
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May 27, 2019 09:08am
Goons must be punished. Opposition's dirty game won't be tolerated.
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May 27, 2019 09:08am
Modi's Shining India..
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May 27, 2019 09:15am
All culprits should be booked immediately.
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May 27, 2019 09:17am
Don't jump to conclusions. The opposition parties are very much upset as Modi wins the election. The so called "secular" parties in India are responsible for underdevelopment of minorities particularly muslim.
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May 27, 2019 09:18am
Hindu intolerance.
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May 27, 2019 09:21am
Haryanvis are hot headed and constantly indulging in violence over petty issues. This incident is getting highlighted since Modi just got elected and a false picture of India is being portrayed.
Having said that, I still condemn what happened.
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May 27, 2019 09:24am
Every right minded Indian should condemn such incidents but I don't understand why its being linked with PM Modi. Unfortunately such thugs exist in every country and the only way to deal with them is to punish them as per the law, as I'm sure will be done.
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May 27, 2019 09:27am
Typical BJP and RSS goons.
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May 27, 2019 09:33am
Modi should not forget that Indian muslim are our brother and we are Nuclear power state
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May 27, 2019 09:34am
the culprits will be punished severely ..
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May 27, 2019 09:39am
@Observer, you r welcome. Let's see the responses.
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May 27, 2019 09:43am
Shining India, Thank You Jinnah !
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May 27, 2019 09:46am
When you look at floating videos, its masked men...its a common in all such cases. Don't worry the attackers will be unmasked soon...they will turn out to be congress party boys
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May 27, 2019 09:46am
@Raza, do you think so, still living in dreams
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May 27, 2019 09:52am
Such incidents are very common in India. That is why we are very thankul to Mr. M.A Jinnah who gave us an independent country the Islamic republic of Pakistan.
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May 27, 2019 09:54am
@Senseless Bakht, For all that I know, people who assaulted could be Congress workers
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May 27, 2019 09:58am
@Semaak - Daydreaming is not good for health. Better to concentrate on your own internal issues which are much more serious.
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May 27, 2019 10:00am
Time to remember Qaide-a-azam
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May 27, 2019 10:03am
Whats the percentage of hindus in Pakistan in 1948 and now?
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May 27, 2019 10:24am
Respect PM Modi, otherwise anything can happen
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May 27, 2019 10:28am
This is just the beginning....mass conversion is going on....minorities are fleeing in fear......
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May 27, 2019 10:29am
They may fight back..
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May 27, 2019 10:30am
true face of bjp
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May 27, 2019 10:32am
@Befitting Reply, This reply shows that Indian social team is in action.
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May 27, 2019 10:39am
I am not sure you are happy or concerned. Linking it with Modi's victory in election doesn't make sense. Bad people exist in every society and law will act to punish those guilty.
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May 27, 2019 10:41am
India is a Hindu state, the people have spoken.
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May 27, 2019 10:43am
@Befitting Reply, The India Spend initiative has found as many as 90% of religious hate crimes since 2009 have occurred after the BJP took power at the Centre in 2014.
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May 27, 2019 10:43am
Modis India!
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May 27, 2019 10:44am
Two nation theory was right and thanks we have Pakistan.
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May 27, 2019 10:51am
Yes looks very thrashed.
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May 27, 2019 10:51am
Opposition parties don't want Muslims trust Modi.
That's their vote bank how they can let it go.
I strongly condemn but won't blame Modi for this.
Strict actions need to be taken to curb these types of incidents.
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May 27, 2019 10:57am
@Befitting Reply, What you mean by Drama. A Muslim man had beaten by wearing skullcap what is freedom of India for minority...shame on you.
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May 27, 2019 10:57am
@Befitting Reply, India is a Hindu state, the people have spoken.
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May 27, 2019 10:57am
@Befitting Reply, ..who are you fooling?
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May 27, 2019 10:59am
A what sick minded society...In rest of the world they want harmony and freedom to follow their religion...Take the example of Gulf Countries...Where they have been provided Temples...and yet in their home land the society at large are going to such low level...Beating a person for wearing head cap...Disgusting and nauseating...Is this what the religion teaches them ....
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May 27, 2019 11:01am
This someone is doing deliberately - to bring bad name for Modi and India, and to create hatred among Hindus and Muslims. These elements should be found and given a punishment that everyone will remember for years.
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May 27, 2019 11:01am
@Zaid khan, India is too. Just a reminder.
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May 27, 2019 11:02am
@Befitting Reply, Can PM Modi 'atleast' condemn such violence?
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May 27, 2019 11:03am
After being accused of murdering Smriti irani's aide the opposition will again start same games they have played since the birth of India. Fortunately it no longer works.
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May 27, 2019 11:04am
@Fowez, ...What will you say about the polite of minorties in Pakistan my dear friend?
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May 27, 2019 11:07am
No surprise. This is what Modi was voted for.
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May 27, 2019 11:15am
Now is a great time to divide India further
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May 27, 2019 11:17am
The true face of India , only cowards can do that
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May 27, 2019 11:20am
@Befitting Reply, yeah close your eyes and see nothing....ask minorities - how they feel
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May 27, 2019 11:21am
Shameful and cowardly act!
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May 27, 2019 11:22am
Totally condemnable. I hope not even one such incident will happen in my country and the perpretators will be taken to task.
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May 27, 2019 11:24am
Actually this has been proven to be false news which is being gleefully reported by some
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May 27, 2019 11:34am
@SkyHawk,
just ask the minorities (if any are still left) in pakistan, whether they agree with you.
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May 27, 2019 11:34am
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani,
Why it never happened now and not earlier .
.opposition is frustrated..
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May 27, 2019 11:36am
@Khalid khan,
the victim was a muslim. but the guys who beat him up may not be bjp sympathisers. they could be hired goons of the opposition.
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May 27, 2019 11:36am
@Asad, still in two nation theory
Out of date ..
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May 27, 2019 11:36am
Sad incident. Very strange that Muslims are being attacked world over, by non-Muslims as well as Muslims.
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May 27, 2019 11:39am
@Sharjeel, What is RSS? Probably people in Pakistan have more knowledge about it.
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May 27, 2019 11:42am
@Pakistan-Zindabad, Minorities are safe in Pakistan?
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May 27, 2019 11:43am
@Zahid Latif , This is not real only stage drama then why Modi should condemn.
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May 27, 2019 11:45am
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani, you need not talk about stuffs like that.
First deal with a your minorities.
If they are even remaining in your country.
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May 27, 2019 11:47am
@Khan, very witty question........
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May 27, 2019 11:49am
Visionary Jinnah and Iqbal were right, Majority will never treat you equal right citizen, long live Pakistan.
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May 27, 2019 11:50am
@Human, Well said!
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May 27, 2019 11:51am
@Zaid khan, better you take care of your economy and falling rupee.
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May 27, 2019 11:52am
This is the start of the end of Indian democracy.
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May 27, 2019 11:54am
@Shib, better introspect!
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May 27, 2019 11:54am
Communal harmony that existed in 1857!! What about communal harmony in 1947 when the community voted for Pakistan?
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May 27, 2019 11:54am
It should be condemned no matter where it happens. Haven't we seen atrocities against minorities in Pakistan?
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May 27, 2019 12:02pm
Hindu terrorists.
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May 27, 2019 12:03pm
@Zaid khan, take your brother to your home.
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May 27, 2019 12:06pm
This is going to break India in the longer run as its destroying the fabric of Indian unity
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May 27, 2019 12:07pm
Congress is in action now, such incidents will increase for defaming Modi.
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May 27, 2019 12:08pm
@Jehengir khan, to which place???
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May 27, 2019 12:11pm
This is the true face of Modistan the so called secular and democratic country .
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May 27, 2019 12:12pm
Propaganda
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May 27, 2019 12:13pm
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani, why can't Pakistan welcome them with open hands
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May 27, 2019 12:16pm
@Sheshanth, if tolerance is a fair weather phenomenon then it is not a right enshrined in the constitution.
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May 27, 2019 12:16pm
@Zaid khan, why don’t you take in your ‘brothers’. I guess it is mere words and no action.
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May 27, 2019 12:16pm
@Hwh, India is a Hindu state, the people have spoken.
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May 27, 2019 12:18pm
@Fowez, Oh I see. I can quote a different statistic to claim the opposite.
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May 27, 2019 12:18pm
@N.S, You said it my friend you said it.
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May 27, 2019 12:19pm
@Hwh, the so called bakht people should be thrown into prison for these dastardly acts to start of with
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May 27, 2019 12:19pm
Is this an international news ?
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May 27, 2019 12:20pm
@Khalid khan, As the same question to China and let us know the answer.
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May 27, 2019 12:25pm
It is a ploy by oppostion parties to defame the current government
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May 27, 2019 12:34pm
Not good and must stop immediately ! only fools can justify such actions. While it may be elements in the opposition organizing such actions, Modi and BJP must come out strongly to stop this and catch the culprits
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May 27, 2019 12:43pm
Deplorable. This is another fringe incident. Authorities should book the miscreants.
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May 27, 2019 12:50pm
@Zahid Latif , Indian states have control over their own law and order and Modi has nothing to do with what happens in every corner of country.
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May 27, 2019 12:55pm
It is a fake news. Will continue for sometime.
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May 27, 2019 01:01pm
@Zahid Latif , Please note Modi has condemned all such acts it in his speech even before the present incident!
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May 27, 2019 01:07pm
Disgraceful
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May 27, 2019 01:09pm
As if its the first case in INDIA.
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May 27, 2019 01:10pm
Shame on intolerance in a so called secular state...thanks Modi
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May 27, 2019 01:11pm
India has a new low
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May 27, 2019 01:17pm
@Observer, invite them to Pakistan. See how many take up your offer!
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May 27, 2019 01:21pm
Now the time for India is to change and come forward as a big brother and eliminate such petty issues.
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May 27, 2019 01:23pm
Modifying is to blame for this on account of the people he has appointed in his cabinet.
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May 27, 2019 01:27pm
@Jehengir khan, who is converting? Where are minorities going?
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May 27, 2019 01:27pm
Of course u cannot imagine anything remotely wrong going on in India in particular to minorities. I am sure Pakistan is behind this
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May 27, 2019 01:30pm
@Shib, this can be applied word for word to Pakistan!
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May 27, 2019 01:40pm
if true culprits must be arrested if false he should be punished
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May 27, 2019 01:59pm
Completely not justifying this event ,but how many Hindus are there left in Pakistan now.
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May 27, 2019 01:59pm
That's what happens when 800 million bigots vote for a Hindu Nazi
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May 27, 2019 02:23pm
Real face of India!!
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May 27, 2019 02:30pm
shining bright
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May 27, 2019 03:03pm
Why majority invades minority? What is the fear? Indians don't have to be scared of muslims as they have been living together for centuries.
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May 27, 2019 03:40pm
Jinnah was a visionary. He knew eventually it will be Savarkars and Nathuram Gosde's India. Terrorists are in the parliament now.
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May 27, 2019 03:57pm
I am surprised in Pakistan teen girls are forced converted and they are forced to married to Muslims.
You people cannot stop that and putting questions on India
I will never say what happened in India can be justified but before putting finger on India. Make sure everything is good in Pakistan.
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May 27, 2019 03:59pm
@Fair View, yes there is hardly any minority left in Pakistan.
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May 27, 2019 04:43pm
We are one billion plus people and democracy so this type incident can happens.
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May 27, 2019 04:47pm
@ABDUL MAJEED SHEIKH, Remember Bangladesh??
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May 27, 2019 04:49pm
@Khan, too simple conclusion!
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May 27, 2019 04:51pm
@Befitting Reply, denying the truth doesn't makes it go away
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May 27, 2019 04:55pm
Which means anti Modi forces are behind this.
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May 27, 2019 05:03pm
@Sharjeel, one out of 1.2 billions
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May 27, 2019 05:04pm
@ABDUL MAJEED SHEIKH, yup 200 million better then 450
Modi would have lost this election
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May 27, 2019 05:17pm
raise it at the UN..
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May 27, 2019 05:22pm
@Befitting Reply, Stop living in denial of the reality.
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May 28, 2019 12:46am
It will be more difficult for minorities, particularly Muslims to live peacefully in Modi's terrorist country India. Muslims should be brave if they want to live in India with dignity and respectfully.
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May 28, 2019 01:02am
@Khan, Because majority voters from Hindu community are Mr. Narendra Modi’s strong supporters. Every one has the right to support the leader of their choice but it’s the foremost responsibility of the elected leader and it’s administration to provide security to all irrespective whether they are his supporters are not.
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May 28, 2019 01:09am
@Befitting Reply, Is this a stage drama ?
What about the news published in “ The Hindu “ ?
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May 28, 2019 08:06am
Why are we surprised! Leopard does not change its spots. Having won, Modhi and his supporters will work on their objective of turning India into a Hindu state and minorities which are big in numbers are non participants! Things will get worse!
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May 28, 2019 09:01am
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani,
All religions have lived freely with full religious rights and freedom in the past 70 years and especially past 5. It will be the same next 5 and the future.
Stop spreading lies
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May 28, 2019 03:14pm
It is only an incident of some misunderstanding. Seems to be drama by opposition, nothing else. Sabka Sath, sabka vikas + Sabka Vishwas.
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May 28, 2019 03:45pm
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani, Is minorities are safe in Pakistan ?
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May 28, 2019 05:23pm
"Riots erupt as Mirpurkhas vet booked in blasphemy case" by the way what is this drama going on in Pakistan in the name of blasphemy. This is only to target the minorities like Hindu and christian communities. Compared to Pakistan, minorities in India have increased their population and living happily.
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May 28, 2019 05:31pm
@Jehengir khan : thank you for letting everyone know about the state of affairs in Pakistan. What is your new PM doing to correct this?
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May 28, 2019 07:31pm
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani, The world is involved in economic and development activities not interested in religious activities like in third world countries like Pakistan.
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May 28, 2019 09:00pm
This is expected.....modi's speech is all fake and lies.....muslims are mercilessly murdered during modi's tenure....same treatment to muslims will continue for next 5 years.....UN is deff and dumb.....
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May 28, 2019 09:09pm
@Veer Singh, there must be very few right minded Indians then.
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May 28, 2019 10:09pm
Hindutva means India is for Hindus and it is not a place for the Muslim, Christian, Sikh and lower caste. So, such incident is norm of the day with such regressive ideology...
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