Why are attacks on Hindus increasing all over the world including western countries, is it a crime to be a Hindu?

There may be a large number of Hindus all over the world, but when it comes to getting any post, the first Hindu is pushed back, when it comes to giving any respect, the first Hindu is pushed back. Many such examples are filled in the world history when despite having such a large population, Hindus have to face discrimination. Those developed and western countries who issue biased reports from time to time about human rights here, calling India a third world country, they themselves discriminate a lot against Hindus. In Britain, when Rishi Sunak was in the race for the post of Prime Minister, he was targeted for his origin and religion. Now Rishi Sunak may have become the Prime Minister but discrimination against Hindus continues in his country. Not only this, news of discrimination against Hindus has also come to the fore in America recently.

Coming to Britain first, Karan Kataria, a student from the Indian state of Haryana, has claimed that he was expelled from the London School of Economics (LSE) as a result of a deliberate campaign to malign his reputation because of his Indian and Hindu identity. ) He was disqualified for student union elections. Let us tell you that Haryana resident student Karan Kataria is pursuing post graduation in law at this University of London. Kataria said that he was motivated to contest the LSE student union elections with the support of other students. However, he was disqualified last week. He is of the view that the allegations leveled against him are baseless and he has not been given an opportunity to present his case fully. He said, “Unfortunately some people did not want to see an Indian-Hindu leading the LSE student union and tried to tarnish my character and identity….” 22-year-old Karan Kataria said, When I started my post graduation at LSE, I was hopeful that I would fulfill my passion for student welfare. But my dreams were shattered when a deliberately designed campaign was launched to malign my reputation because of my Indian and Hindu identity.

Let us tell you that Karan Kataria hails from a middle-class farming background and describes himself as the first generation of university graduate in his family. Soon after arriving in London last year to pursue postgraduate studies at LSE Law School, she was elected academic representative of her peer group. Also, she was elected as the representative for Britain’s National Union for Students. Karan said, “Despite receiving overwhelming support from students of all nationalities, I was disqualified for the election of the General Secretary of the LSE Students Union. I have been accused of being homophobic, Islamophobic, and a Hindu nationalist.” The Indian student said, “…identifying those who start hate campaigns Instead of doing or punishing, the LSE Students Union disqualified me without hearing me or disclosing the vote I got.” Karan Kataria said, “Even on the last day of voting, Indian students were intimidated- They were threatened and targeted because of their nationality and Hindu religious identity. The students raised the issue, but the LSE Students’ Union did not take action against the bully.”

Meanwhile, the LSE Students’ Union issued a statement saying that it operates in a fair and democratic manner and has a strong zero-tolerance to harassment of any kind. “Unfortunately, this year election rules were violated by a candidate, as a result of which the LSE Students’ Union has taken the difficult decision of disqualifying him from the leadership race for the position of General Secretary this year,” the statement said.

On the other hand, talking about discrimination against Hindus in America, let us tell you that the people of the Indian-American community took out a peaceful rally against the senator of the Democratic Party who introduced a bill to ban caste discrimination in California. The Indian American community says that if the bill is passed, it would violate the civil rights of South Asians and other black people and deny them equal protection and due process. Let us tell you that State Senator Aisha Wahab introduced this bill on 22 March. If the bill is passed, California, America’s most populous state, could become the first state in the country to eliminate race-based prejudice. Senator Aisha Wahab is the first Muslim and Afghan American elected to the state house.

The ‘Coalition of Hindus of North America’ (COHNA) organized a peaceful rally against this bill. Those who attended said that the legislation introduced by Senator Wahab is against the fundamental principles of equality and justice for people of every caste, religion and creed. Harsh Singh, a resident of Fremont City and working in the technology sector, said the bill creates prejudice against Hindus and people of Asian descent, which will increase hatred and target their children. Displaying posters and banners against this law, protesters appealed to members of the House in California not to single out Hindus or assume that they are guilty of oppressive acts simply because of their birth. They peacefully marched in front of Senator Wahab’s office, saying that the law SB-403 proposes to add “race” as a protected category in California. He said it is based on unverified and biased data that targets black people from South Asian as well as Japanese, African and South American communities.

According to the Coalition of Hindus of North America, “If this bill is passed, it would violate the civil rights of South Asians and other black people and deny them equal protection and due process.” A similar law has also been implemented in Seattle, and it is the first city in the US to ban race-based discrimination.

At the same time, there has also been a news in support of Hindus in America, but this news came when Hindus showed their strength unitedly. America’s Georgia Assembly has passed a resolution condemning ‘Hinduphobia’ (prejudice towards Hinduism). It has become the first US state to take such a legal measure. Condemning Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu bigotry, the resolution states that Hinduism is the world’s largest and oldest religion and is practiced by 1.2 billion people in more than 100 countries. The resolution stated that this religion incorporates diverse traditions and belief systems with values ​​of acceptance, mutual respect and peace. The proposal was introduced by Representatives Lauren McDonald and Todd Jones from Atlanta’s Forsyth County. Let us tell you that a large number of Hindu and Indian-American community people live in Atlanta. The resolution states that the American-Hindu community has made major contributions in diverse fields such as medicine, science and engineering, information technology, hospitality, finance, education, manufacturing, energy and retail.

It states that the community’s contributions to the fields of yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, food, music and the arts have enriched the cultural fabric and been widely adopted in American society and have improved the lives of millions of people. Is. The resolution states that in the past few years, several cases of hate crimes against Hindu-Americans have been registered in many parts of the country. According to the resolution, Hinduphobia has been fueled by some “academicians who advocate destroying Hinduism and alleging violence and persecution on its holy scriptures and cultural practices”. The initiative is being spearheaded by the Atlanta chapter of the Coalition of Hindus of North America. It organized ‘Hindu Advocacy Day’ on 22 March at the ‘Georgia State Capitol’. It was attended by about 25 public representatives, including members of both the Republican and Democratic parties.

However, world history shows that with unity only any battle can be won. The attack on Hindus can be countered only with unity and peace. By the way, it is a matter of concern for the Hindus that India, the country with the largest Hindu population in the world, which is a secular nation, sometimes such situations arise that Hindus feel that it is better to be a minority than to be a majority. .

-Neeraj Kumar Dubey