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Manufacturing Muslim Criminals - The Hindutva Formula
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The most prominent ideologue of RSS MS Golwalkar (RSS boss 1940-1973) declared
Muslims and Christians as 'INTERNAL THREAT' number ONE and TWO respectively.
This understanding has been the core belief of RSS leaders/cadres. That was the reason
that a leading RSS cadre, in-charge of Dharam Jagran Samiti, Rajeshwar Singh, few
months after Modi taking over as PM of the country in 2014 declared that "we will free
India of Muslims and Christians by 2021". Since both Muslims and Christians
constitute around 16-17% of the country's population, it is surely going to be a herculean
task. However, the Hindutva individuals/leaders are working overtime to accomplish this
task within the deadline. Since Muslims are the largest minority, the Hindutva juggernaut
is concentrating on them. Apart from using cow, Tringa, Vande Matram, love-jehad and
blaming extra-territorial loyalties, fake videos are being circulated to spread hatred
against common Muslims and organize mobs for attacking them. Conspiracies have
become the Hindutva mantra to cleanse Muslims.
The latest incident has happened in Rajasthan State which, incidentally, leads the nation
in violence against Muslims and Dalits. According to a leading English daily (The Indian
Express, August 28, 2017 with the link: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajasthan-
bundi-hindoli- abdul-waheed- ansari-police- admit-molestation- video-fake- but-80- year-
old-accused- is-still- in-jail- 4816722/) "a little over a month ago, a short video clip had
gone viral on social media in the Hindu-majority Hindoli, Rajasthan. The clip, shot
entirely from overhead, showed an old man in a skull cap and white kurta-pyjama
molesting a child. It was difficult to identify the two due to the angle of the camera
as well as the poor recording quality, while there were no clues to make out the
under-construction site where the attack took place. However, by late July, word
had spread that the old man “resembled” 80 year old Abdul Ansari and that the
young child looked like a Rajput girl from the neighbourhood."
Abdul Waheed Ansari headed a family of businessmen who owned a popular shop
namely 'Bharat Krishi Seva Kendra' which dealt in seeds, pesticides, manure, and spray
machines which was run with the help of his sons. Soon after video going viral,
"protesters, including people the Ansaris had known for long, were on the streets,
demanding Abdul’s arrest. The BJP, Bajrang Dal, VHP and Karni Sena held separate
protests, with stones being pelted at the Ansari house, damaging the family’s car."
The report goes on to tell that, "On July 31, the father of the girl suspected to be in
the video lodged a complaint at the Hindoli police station saying he recognised her
from her frock. An FIR was lodged under IPC Section 376 (rape) as well as under
the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) against Abdul".
According to the elder son, Shahadat Ali Ansari of Abdul Waheed Ansari, the same day,
police picked up the 80-year- old “for questioning at about 6 am but let him go. Later

however, a few men, four of them journalists, started spreading rumours that we had
‘bribed’ the police.” Crowd of about 300-400 people surrounded their house, Police
returned to arrest Abdul again the same day, and he has been in jail for last 27 days.
It is despite the fact that in the first week of August it was proved that video was fake. It
was confirmed by the UP police that the said video was recorded sometime in March in
the pottery town of Khurja, UP and had nothing to do with Abdul Ansari. According to
the press report the same was confirmed by the Bundi SP Adarsh Sidhu. While police are
convinced now that the video is not from Bundi, Abdul’s troubles are far from over as
'the molested girl' had also made a statement under CrPC 164 before the magistrate which
is legally more binding on police.
So, 80 year old Abdul Waheed Ansari continues to be in Jail despite incontrovertible
proof of his innocence due to a conspiracy hatched by Hindutva communal elements. It is
not difficult to know why Hindutva organization conspired. The family runs flourishing
businesses which are largest in the area. Shahadat the eldest son lamented the fact that
despite good relations with their neighbours the latter were being manipulated by
'crooked' elements that are jealous of their wealth.
The conspiracy at Hindoli is continuation of Hindutva organizations conspiratorial
mindset. A publication of RSS (Param Vaibhav Ke Path Par) disclosed that on the eve of
Partition:
“Swayamsevaks had posed to have adopted Musalman [sic] religion in order to gain
the confidence of Delhi Muslim League for knowing their conspiracies.”
What these RSS swayamsevaks, impersonating as Muslims on the eve of Independence,
were doing was made clear by none other than Dr. Rajendra Prasad who later became
first President of the Indian Republic. In a letter to the first Home Minister of India,
Sardar Patel, on March 14, 1948, he wrote:
“I am told that RSS people have a plan of creating trouble. They have got a number
of men dressed as Muslims and looking like Muslims who are to create trouble with
the Hindus by attacking them and thus inciting the Hindus. Similarly there will be
some Hindus among them who will attack Muslims and thus incite Muslims. The
result of this kind of trouble amongst the Hindus and Muslims will be to create a
conflagration.”
The murder of father of the Nation was the outcome of a Hindutva conspiracy and
Muslims are the main target of Hindutva conspiracies. The only hope is judiciary and
honest personnel in the law and order set-up who remain committed to a democratic-
secular India.
Shamsul Islam
August 28, 2017

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