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From what has been happening especially 2014, not in irregular frequencies nor in scattered parts of India, but a consistent fuelling of hatred, fear, insecurity, abuse of freedom of speech, browbeating the free and liberal media across the country, these are unmistakable but unhealthy signs of an emerging another India. What this another India is going to be is clear as the perpetrators are not fringe elements or right wing extremists but those belonging to the party in power at the Centre, espousing to stamp the authority of the majority religion. Among the hundreds such incidents is the recent assembly of so-called sadhus at Haridwar in Uttarakhand which has called for the mass murder of Muslims. The videos of the vitriolic, hate speeches have now been in circulation for a few days, and have been analysed by the media in some measure. It is not only Muslims who have been consistently targeted by also Christians across India and the incidents are rising. And most tragically, the government at the Centre has not bothered to speak a word. A line has been crossed, and nothing short of employing the full force of the law of the land would suffice to uphold the Constitution, and all that the nation stands for. Where exemplary action was required, the reluctance shown by the Uttarakhand police is no less disturbing than the offensive and inflammatory themes that marked the proceedings of the gathering. Where outright condemnation was required from the highest levels of leadership(at the Centre), the silence sends out a message that doesn’t inspire confidence. As the police authorities at Uttarakhand had not taken cognisance of the offence, Dushyant Dave, a supreme court lawyer, along with the group of 76 lawyers has written to the Chief Justice of India asking the Supreme Court to take suo moto cognisance of the anti-Muslim hate speeches made in Haridwar and Delhi recently. DGP of Uttarakhand Police to say that they have just booked people was shocking. This again confirms that even those supposed to uphold the law of the land have decided who should and who should not be penalised. Recently, a national print media commented that in such incidents , it was the bounden duty of every government of the day to take cognisance of the capacity of the fringe to manufacture extreme viewpoints. For the past several years, however, the patronage to the communal rabble-rousers has not been hidden. A hate propaganda that feeds on imaginary fears has been encouraged to flourish, right under the nose of the law and order machinery. The outcome is the audacious and shocking videos from the controversial event, where the speakers advocated a call to arms against the minorities and outdid each other in spewing venom. Allowing these offenders, with a track record of provocative speeches, to get away with open incitement to violence and hatred would amount to a tacit approval, and only embolden the likes of them. Nothing could be more despicable. Strictest action against those who incite violence is what the law calls for, and what is expected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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