Communalism

Prophet Muhammad Controversy: पैगंबर विवाद पर UN का भी आया बयान, जानिए क्या कहा ?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgSi00lk-bc
 7 Jun 2022 पैगंबर मोहम्मद पर बीजेपी के नेताओं की विवास्पद टिप्पणी को लेकर बवाल मचा हुआ है. पैगंबर मोहम्मद पर विवादित टिप्पणी को लेकर कई मुस्लिमों देशों ने कड़ी प्रतिक्रिया दी है. अब इस मामले पर संयुक्त राष्ट्र का बयान भी सामने आया है. संयुक्त राष्ट्र के महासचिव एंतोनियो गुतारेस के एक प्रवक्ता ने कहा है कि अंतरराष्ट्रीय संगठन सभी धर्मों के प्रति सम्मान और सहिष्णुता को दृढ़ता से प्रोत्साहित करता है.

Prophet Muhammad पर Nupur Sharma के बयान पर Muslim देश क्या कह रहे हैं? (BBC Hindi)
s 6 Jun 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyZUPJVMAfs   पैग़ंबर मोहम्मद के बारे में बीजेपी की पूर्व प्रवक्ता नूपुर शर्मा की विवादास्पद टिप्पणियों पर मुस्लिम देश लगातार आपत्ति जता रहे हैं. रविवार को क़तर ने सबसे पहले इसे लेकर अपनी नाराज़गी जताई थी जिसके बाद से कुवैत, सऊदी अरब, अफ़ग़ानिस्तान, ईरान, पाकिस्तान जैसे देशों ने आपत्ति जताई है. इनके अलावा मुस्लिम देशों के संगठन ऑर्गेनाइज़ेशन ऑफ़ इस्लामिक कोऑपरेशन यानी ओआईसी ने भी नाराज़गी प्रकट की है. किस देश ने क्या कहा, देखिए...

Justice Madan Lokur On Hate Speeches, Violence: "Government Should Say Enough Is Enough" | No Spin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qX0z81bzh8  Apr 20, 2022 

Justice Madan Lokur tells NDTV, that we can't have communal violence, hate speeches on a daily basis, that courts should pull up those who violate orders, the Supreme Court should take up issue of bulldozing and the courts have not been proactive. He also says the government should say enough is enough and if the government doesn't act, the court should uphold the rule of law.

The time is long overdue for Hindus around the world to break our collective silence and speak out against this hate that violates the deepest teachings of our tradition - Hindus Against Hate 19th April 2022

Hate speech is violent in itself and must be called out  S Y Quraishi April 15, 2022 https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/hate-speech-constitutional-democracy-7869837/ 
 Hate speech, in itself, must be understood and treated as a violent act and urgently so, for it has become an indispensable resource for the ruling powers. No wonder, during the elections, it becomes louder. 

Is the state powerless? Not at all. There are a whole bunch of laws meant to curb hate speech. The Indian Penal Code, as per Sections 153A, 295A and 298, criminalises the promotion of enmity between different groups of people on grounds of religion and language, alongside acts that are prejudicial to maintaining communal harmony. Section 125 of the Representation of People Act deems that any person, in connection with the election, promoting feelings of enmity and hatred on grounds of religion and caste is punishable with imprisonment up to three years and fine or both. Section 505 criminalises multiple kinds of speech, including statements made with the intention of inducing, or which are likely to induce, fear or alarm to the public, instigating them towards public disorder; statements made with the intention of inciting, or which are likely to incite, class or community violence; and discriminatory statements that have the effect or the intention of promoting inter-community hatred. It covers incitement of violence against the state or another community, as well as promotion of class hatred.

any recommendation for more laws is a red herring and provides an excuse for inaction. It’s the lack of political will, blatant inefficiency and bias of the administration and shocking apathy of the judiciary that is killing the secular spirit of the Constitution.