In India, violent acts and speeches against Muslims are on the rise

Hindu religious procession to mark the birth day of the monkey god Hanuman, in Hyderabad, this Saturday, April 16, 2022. AP - Mahesh Kumar A

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It is a new virus, that of hatred, denounced this Saturday April 16 the president of the Congress Party Sonia Gandhi in a tribune.

She denounces the rise of violent acts and speeches against Muslims.

This follows an alarm from Washington over attacks on minorities in India.

The ruling BJP party denies the phenomenon.

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With our correspondent in New Delhi,

The climate of oppression against Muslims in India is not new, but it has been further accentuated in recent months.

A law banning the wearing of the veil has led to clashes between Hindu and Muslim students.

Muslim vendors were violently driven away from the surroundings of Hindu temples.

Recent Hindu Ram Navami processions have been marked by provocations, deaths and the destruction of Muslim homes and businesses.

All with the silence, even the participation of the BJP governments in power in several states.

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, Sonia Gandhi stepped up.

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,” the Congress Party chairwoman said.

This Saturday, the general secretary of the BJP replied that it was the Congress party that preached hatred against Hindus.

Earlier in the week, New Delhi snapped back at US Secretary of State Antony Blinken over concerns about human rights abuses in India.

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 ," said the Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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