{"id":181608,"date":"2025-08-19T17:09:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T12:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=181608"},"modified":"2025-08-19T17:09:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T12:09:33","slug":"muslim-aid-workers-targeted-in-indias-up-state-for-serving-food-to-the-needy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/08\/19\/muslim-aid-workers-targeted-in-indias-up-state-for-serving-food-to-the-needy.html","title":{"rendered":"Muslim aid workers targeted in India\u2019s UP state for serving food to the needy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Lucknow: In yet another incident of rising religious intolerance in Modi\u2019s India, Muslim aid workers distributing food to flood-hit communities in Uttar Pradesh have come under police scrutiny following accusations by a Hindutva supporter.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, the incident took place in Farrukhabad district, where Mohammad Shami, the elected head of Raipur Chinhat Pur village, along with his sons Mohammad Saif Ali and Talib Ali, has been accused of serving non-vegetarian biryani during Janmashtami, a Hindu festival. The whole episode is being dubbed as \u201cbiryani jihad\u201d by Hindutva elements on the lines of \u2018love jihad\u2019, \u2018spit jihad\u2019 and other kinds of systematic campaigns to malign the Muslim community.<\/p>\n

The complaint was filed by Sunil, a resident of Raipur Chinhat Pur, who alleged that the food distribution was an attempt to \u201cmislead people and interfere with their religious beliefs.\u201d Acting on the complaint, police have arrested two of the accused and say they are gathering further evidence.<\/p>\n

However, Shami Mohammad has strongly denied all allegations. \u201cWe did not distribute any biryani on Janmashtami,\u201d Shami stated. \u201cOur boat was providing food aid to flood-affected villagers across more than two dozen villages in the Kampil area. People from many villages came and collected food from us. This complaint is purely a result of political rivalry against me and my family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Multiple eyewitnesses and local residents have corroborated Shami\u2019s account, stating that the food distributed consisted of essential vegetarian items. They emphasized that the aid workers were providing critical support to displaced families, irrespective of religion or caste. Community members have rallied in support of Shami, decrying the accusations as a dangerous mix of communalism and politics. Some believe that Shami\u2019s proactive flood relief work may have attracted opposition from certain groups who seek to discredit him.<\/p>\n

\u201cShami Mohammad has never been involved in any communal controversy,\u201d said Amina Khan, a local social worker. \u201cHe has worked tirelessly for the welfare of everyone in this region, especially during times of crisis. To accuse him of religious provocation is deeply unjust.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lucknow: In yet another incident of rising religious intolerance in Modi\u2019s India, Muslim aid workers distributing food to flood-hit communities in Uttar Pradesh have come under police scrutiny following accusations by a Hindutva supporter. According to Kashmir Media Service, the incident took place in Farrukhabad district, where Mohammad Shami, the elected head of Raipur Chinhat …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":181655,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-181608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t