Muslims should be made to feel like government cares: BJP Minority President

Muslims should be made to feel like government cares: BJP Minority President

 

Despite the numerous lynchings against minorities, the ministers in the ruling party have largely maintained a startling silence   

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New Delhi: Over the past few months, what's become more disturbing than the multiple lynchings is the government's startling silence regarding the attacks. 

In the wake of demands that the government condemn and stop further attacks, BJP Minority Morcha president Abdul Rasheed Ansari told Indian Express on Monday that his party was "concerned" about the lynchings against minorities and they should be made to feel that “the government cares for them”.

“The community should be given an atmosphere where they feel safe and secure and that the government cares for them,” Ansari told The Indian Express on the sidelines of Eid celebrations hosted by senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain.

This comes after Junaid Khan (17) was stabbed to death while his brothers -Hashim and Sakir - were injured by a mob which also allegedly abused them and called them "beef eaters" onboard the Delhi-Mathura passenger train between Ballabgarh and Mathura stations on Thursday night.

Following this dastardly incident, the Muslim community of Ballabgarh, Junaid's village, wore black bands on Eid in mourning - an act that was replicated in many parts of the nation.