Delhi: Attacking the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre over rising incidents of mob lynching and the alleged killing of Muslims in the name of cow protection, the Shahi Imam of Delhi’s famous Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari said that the government has become a mute spectator to such incidents.
Referring to the chargesheet filed by the Congress government in Rajasthan against 2017 Alwar mob lynching victim Pehlu Khan and his two sons on charges of cattle smuggling, the Shahi Imam in a press release issued by his office, said, ”people are making a mockery of the law and the government is doing nothing to stop such elements.”
Shahi Imam added that Muslims in India were suffering due to the discriminatory attitude of the government. He expressed concern saying that an Indian Muslim is fighting a war every day for his survival, as he is being threatened, suppressed and terrorized every day.
Warning that Muslims are now running out of patience, Shahi Imam sought stern action against mob lynching and alleged atrocities on minorities, including Dalits and Muslims in India.
He also slammed the Rajasthan government for filing the chargesheet against Pehlu Khan, who was killed by a violent mob of cow vigilantes in Alwar in 2017 on suspicion of cow smuggling.
Condemning the recent mob lynching incident in Jharkhand, Imam Bukhari in his letter alleged that the Modi government has failed to deliver its poll promise ‘sabka sath sabka vikas’.