INDIAN ARMY’S ‘JAI SHRI RAM’ SLOGANS OVER MASJID’S LOUDSPEAKERS IN PULWAMA

WebDesk June 27, 2023 2 minutes read

India, under fascist Modi, has become a hell for its religious minorities, especially Muslims. Human rights violations against religious minorities in India and IIOJK had been on the rise since Modi had come to power. In blatant breach of the sanctity of religious places, Indian Army soldiers associated with 50 Rashtriya Rifles barged into Zadoora Jamia Masjid and forced the worshipers to chant the ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan over the loudspeakers of the grand masjid. Local said the army also vandalized Jamia Masjid Zadoora, the largest mosque in this south Kashmir village. Several Jammu and Kashmir political leaders, including three former Chief Ministers, have demanded a probe into reports alleging that some army personnel forced a group of worshippers inside a mosque to raise religious slogans in Pulwama district. National Conference Vice President and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted that “reports of security force personnel entering a mosque in Zadoora in Pulwama are deeply distressing. It’s bad enough they entered but then forcing people to chant” religious slogans as reported by the locals there is unacceptable. PDP President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, in her reaction to the incident through a tweet, said, “Shocked to hear about army troops from 50 RR storming into a mosque at Pulwama & forcing Muslims inside to chant”. “Such a move when @AmitShah is here & that too ahead of (Amarnath) yatra is simply an act of provocation,” she said and demanded an immediate probe into the incident. Democratic Progressive Azad Party Chairman and former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad also condemned the alleged incident and urged the government to investigate the matter. People’s Conference President and former Minister Sajjad Lone said, “The incident at Zadoora Pulwama is highly condemnable. And at the same time — very very scary. The drift seems to have gone too far. Senior CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami demanded that the matter be probed in a transparent and swift manner. “This is unacceptable and unbecoming of any disciplined army. The incident must be probed in a transparent and swift manner. Those found guilty should be punished”.