Communist Party of India (Marxist)
June 27, 2024
Press Statement
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:
Strongly Condemn Vicious Communal Assault on Muslims
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns the
spate of attacks against members of the Muslim community in various
parts of the country in the period since the election results were
announced.
In Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur, three Muslim men transporting bullocks
were branded as cow-smugglers and killed by so-called cow vigilantes. In
Aligarh, a Muslim man was beaten to death on allegations of theft.
In Mandala, Madhya Pradesh, eleven houses of Muslims were demolished
within 24 hours after alleged reports of "beef" being recovered from
their
refrigerators.
In Lucknow’s Akbarnagar, a predominantly Muslim area, homes of over a
thousand families were bulldozed for the construction of the riverfront.
People belonging to the Hindu community in the neighbourhood have
come out in open protest against the allotment of a flat to a Muslim
woman in in a
low-income group housing complex under the Chief Minister’s Housing Scheme in Gujarat’s Vadodara.
In Himachal Pradesh’s Nahan, the shop of a Muslim was looted and vandalised after allegations that he had sacrificed a cow during Eid-al-Adha. A case has also been registered against him for the alleged cow slaughter. All the other 16 Muslim shop-owners in the town have been forced to flee following the incident.
In Delhi’s Sangam Vihar there are reports of residents fleeing the area
after provocative speeches made by members of Hindutva outfits, following
the recovery of a cow carcass near a place of worship.
Such sharpening of communal assaults following the setbacks suffered
by the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections highlight the fact that the BJP
and the
Hindutva communal forces will intensify their attempts at polarization with
a renewed vengeance.
The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) calls upon all its units to remain vigilant
against such unscrupulous manoeuvres by the BJP and other communal outfits.
Party units throughout the country should organize protest actions
immediately against the vicious attempts at vitiating the atmosphere and
seeking to divert the attention of the people.
Muralidharan
For CPI(M) Central Committee Office
