Sunday, June 12, 2022

Looking in the wrong direction.

"Over 400 people have been arrested so far in a clampdown on those involved in the violent protests on Friday in several states against controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad by two now-sacked BJP functionaries, with authorities in Uttar Pradesh razing 'illegal' houses for the second day," ET. "Family members of Mohammad Mudassir Alam and Mohammad Sahil, who were fatally shot during Friday's clashes, claimed they were not part of the protest procession." "A week after summoning Indian envoy to convey concerns over remarks against Prophet Mohammad by erstwhile BJP spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal, Kuwait in a significant move has decided to arrest and deport protesters including Asians who had hit streets on the issue last Friday," ET. Kuwait is a small emirate bordering the Persian Gulf, with a population of just 4.5 million, one-third of whom are Kuwaiti nationals while the rest are outsiders, nations-online.org. The government gets nervous with protests. India received $87 billion in remittances from abroad in 2021 and is projected to receive $89.6 billion in 2022, BS. If Indians are deported home their incomes will disappear and we will have unemployed angry citizens thirsting for revenge. Not good. "UP CM (chief minister) has become the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court. He'll convict anyone and demolish their houses? The house which was demolished is in the name of the wife of the accused who is a Muslim woman," said chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)Asaduddin Owaisi, India TV. Meanwhile, "Jammu and Kashmir has seen a steep rise in terrorism in 2022 compared to the corresponding period of last year. According to the official data, 62 incidents of terrorists activities were recorded this year, as compared to 31 till May 23 last year," while "The number of militants killed by security forces has increased to 80 so far in 2022, from 54 in the year ago period," ET. A Hindu woman schoolteacher was shot dead in Kashmir a few days back, HT. In a series of targeted attacks "13 people have been killed and 10 injured in the attacks by suspected militants in the past five months. The slain include four security personnel, three Hindus, and six local Muslims -- panchs, sarpanchs (head of village council) and a TV artiste." "Notwithstanding government assurances of secure accommodations and postings, Kashmiri Pandits (Hindus) continue to leave the Valley in the backdrop of rise in targeted killings of civilians in recent weeks," DH. Three of the killed were "victims of local men recruited by the Lashkar-e-Taiba less than 10-15 days before the killings", The Print. "While 'categorised' terrorists are those who have a criminal record, 'hybrid' terrorists are those who have no prior history of having committed a crime which makes it harder to track them down. The latter have become a major challenge for the police, and, in most cases, they are local residents." "Our borders are more secure than before," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The rot is inside.  

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