Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday once again reminded the world community that extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideology has taken over India, a nuclear-armed country of over a billion people.
On his Twitter account, the prime minister posted that RSS is an ideology based on racial superiority, hatred of Muslims and all minorities. “Whenever this genie has come out of the bottle, it has always led to bloodshed,” he added.
The prime minister also tagged a report appeared in the renowned UK daily the ‘Times’, titled ‘India is a Hindu state now – we are second-class citizens’ depicting plight of the Muslim minority in India. It said a controversial new citizenship law rammed through Indian parliament last month which prompted huge protests by Muslims – and brutal police crackdown.
In the face of widespread opposition and strong protests, the Indian home ministry issued a notification on Friday, making the most controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to come into effect.
The hugely controversial CAA envisaged citizenship to six non-Muslim communities settled in India from the neighbouring countries till December 31, 2014, has stocked widespread violent protests across India against Modi-led BJP government and joined by students, different communities, political parties, film stars, civil society and intellectuals.
The controversial amendment is seen as part of the Indian government’s extremist agenda of persecuting the Muslim minority. In different states, the Muslims are being brutally beaten up, tortured and their properties ransacked by the Indian security personnel to quell the ongoing protests. According to the latest media reports, thousands of protestors have been detained and arrested in the recent weeks.
Separately, Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday said that he has demanded an immediate report on the condemnable cowardly terrorist attack in Quetta that took place on Friday, targeting a mosque and people at prayer.
On his Twitter account, the prime minister posted that he has also directed the provincial government to ensure that all the medical facilities were provided to the injured. He also lauded the bravery of martyred Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Haji Amanullah, saying he was a brave and exemplary officer.
On Friday evening, a terrorist attack targeted worshipers in a mosque in Satellite Town area of Quetta. The cowardly attack resulted in the martyrdom of at least 15 people including DSP Amanullah and injuries to score of others. The Islamic State had claimed responsibility of the suicide attack.
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