Uttarakhand: Targeted Harassment and Attacks on Muslims in Multiple Towns

From May 26 till June 7 – at least 10 towns including Purola, Uttarkashi, Mori, Naugaon, Barkot, Chinyalisaur, Dunda, Damta, Netwar, Dehradun and Sankri have witnessed, strikes, hate rallies, physical attacks, calls for vacating the area, solely targeted towards Muslims.

On June 3, Right-wing Hindu groups attacked the shops and houses belonging to Muslims in Barkot, and videos of the incident went viral on social media sites.

Devbhoomi Rakhsha Abhiyan, the outfit involved in the poster campaign against Muslim traders has called for a “Mahapanchayat” on June 15 and several right-wing Hindutva organizations, including Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, are expected to join the grand rally supposed to happen in Uttarakhand.

On June 5, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal also sent a letter to the District Magistrate of Tehri Garhwal urging the administration to restrict Muslims to trade in a particular belt of Uttarakhand. The letter read, “People of a particular community roam around as waste pickers, fruits, and ice cream vendors and they possess our women, religion, resources, and heritage of Uttarakhand.” The letter also mentioned that locals of Uttarakhand had given 10 days to Muslims what they call a ‘Particular community’ till June 15 to leave the Yamuna valley.

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