{"id":185938,"date":"2025-10-18T17:34:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T12:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=185938"},"modified":"2025-10-18T17:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T12:34:20","slug":"muslims-face-repression-under-bjp-led-gov-in-indias-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/10\/18\/muslims-face-repression-under-bjp-led-gov-in-indias-up.html","title":{"rendered":"Muslims face repression under BJP-led gov in India’s UP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Islamabad: Muslims are facing repression under the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Uttar Pradesh state of India.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, Muslim and especially youth activists are facing repression, arrests, and marginalization under BJP\u2019s Hindutva policies in the state.<\/p>\n

The \u201cI Love Muhammad\u201d (PBUH) campaign during Eid-e-Milad processions, a peaceful expression of faith, was met with harsh crackdowns, mass arrests, and police intimidation and cities such as Bareilly and Kanpur saw over 60 arrests and numerous FIRs filed against participants, signaling the state\u2019s zero-tolerance approach to Muslim religious expression.<\/p>\n

Among those detained was Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, president of the Ittehad-e-Millat Parishad. His detention, alongside ordinary citizens, reflects a broader pattern of targeting Muslims for exercising constitutional rights.<\/p>\n

Voices of dissent emerged even from within the BJP. Dr Jahanzaib Sirwal, a senior Muslim leader from occupied Jammu and Kashmir, publicly condemned the UP government on October 3, 2025. Sirwal criticized the widespread detentions, unfair FIRs, and inflammatory rhetoric, warning that he would resign if the party failed to uphold religious freedom. His stance underscored the betrayal of Article 25 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantees freedom of religion, and highlighted the growing tension between faith and political allegiance under Hindutva politics.<\/p>\n

Other Muslim scholars and leaders also expressed concerns. Mufti Zahid Ali Khan, a retired theology professor from Aligarh Muslim University, highlighted the climate of fear imposed on the community, while Maulana Abdul Hameed Nomani warned of the dangers posed by rising Hindutva nationalism to India\u2019s pluralistic identity. Even young activists, like Aabad Shah, faced repression for criticizing communal statements by state officials, reflecting the systematic suppression of dissenting Muslim voices.<\/p>\n

Human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, have condemned these actions, describing the crackdown as a violation of fundamental rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Islamabad: Muslims are facing repression under the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Uttar Pradesh state of India. According to Kashmir Media Service, Muslim and especially youth activists are facing repression, arrests, and marginalization under BJP\u2019s Hindutva policies in the state. The \u201cI Love Muhammad\u201d (PBUH) campaign during Eid-e-Milad processions, a peaceful expression of faith, was …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":185939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hindutva"],"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\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t