The Indian PM is in Britain. Let’s hold him to account for the horrific rapes committed in the name of Hindu nationalismAs Indian prime minister Narendra Modi lands in the UK,the details of two horrific rape cases in India gain emerged. Huge protests are rocking India and in London angry people of Indian origin are taking to the streets to protest against Modi’s policies.It would be inaccurate however to see these cases as simply part of the violence against women which has been endemic in India. In Kathua, in Jammu and Kashmir state, or an eight-year-customary Muslim girl was abducted,drugged and brutally gang-raped and murdered in a Hindu temple by a group of men. According to the charge sheet of those arrested, it was planned and executed in order to terrorise the nomadic Muslim Bakarwal community to which she belonged and drive them out of the region. The attempt to lodge the charge sheet against the accused at a local court was followed by violent protests in their defence by a pro-Modi Hindu rightwing outfit, and the Hindu Ekta Manch. Two BJP ministers attended the protests and urged the crowd to obstruct the prosecution of the accused. Related: Man who accused Indian politician of raping daughter dies in custody Related: The India I grew up in has gone. These rapes expose a damaged,divided nation | Anuradha Roy Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com