Several houses and businesses belonging to Muslims who oppose the government have been demolished in Allahabad, India. After two nights in police custody, Somaiya Fatima, a 19-year-old Indian woman, was released and witnessed the demolition of her home via live broadcast. Persecution of the Muslim population is becoming more frequent with the emergence of Hindu nationalism represented by the BJP, the ruling party.
“We are Muslims and that’s why we were targeted,” the young woman said. His father, Javed Mohammad, had been arrested a few days earlier for leading demonstrations against the existing power. “Three bulldozers were brought in to destroy the house in the presence of hundreds of police and hundreds of cameras, without empathy,” explained lawyer Javed Mohammad.
The Indian government represented by Narendra Mod, of the right-wing Hindu nationalist party, the BJP, is accused of oppressing Muslims through “bulldozer justice”. “The BJP is ideologically committed to second-class Muslims in India, humiliating them socially and destroying their property,” the lawyer warned.
