ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the international community to take note and act against the extremist agenda of the Modi government posing threat to regional peace.
In a tweet on Monday, the prime said that under the extremist ideology of the BJP inspired Modi regime, all religious minorities in India have been targeted with impunity by Hindutva groups. “The extremist agenda of the Modi govt is a real and present threat to peace in our region,” he said.
He said the continuing silence of Modi government on the call at an extremist Hindutva summit in December for genocide of minorities in India, especially the 200 million Muslims community, begs the question whether the BJP government supports this call.
He asked whether the silence of the Modi government on the issue meant the endorsement of this anti-Muslim rhetoric. “It is high time the international community took note and acted,” he added.
The continuing silence of Modi govt on the call at an extremist Hindutva summit in Dec for genocide of minorities in India, especially the 200 mn Muslim community, begs the question whether the BJP govt supports this call. It is high time international community took note & acted
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 10, 2022
The speeches had propagated violence against Muslims were made at a three-day meeting organised by the controversial Hindutva leader Yati Narsinghanand in Haridwar city of India’s Uttarakhand state last month.
Annapurna Maa, secretary of Hindu Mahasabha, had called on Hindus to buy weapons and prepare for Muslim genocide. “If we become soldiers [and] kill 2 million Muslims then we’ll be victorious,” Maa had said.
Former naval chief and senior military commander Arun Prakash has warned that India could descend into civil war if the political leadership had failed to condemn the recent genocide calls against Muslims by Hindu hardliners.
In an interview, he said the silence of the country’s political leadership over calls for Muslim genocide and ethnic cleansing is “ominous … (and) there should be outright condemnation and firm action”.
He added that if this continues “there’s bound to be a counter” and “the next step could be conflict”. Asked if this meant India could face a civil war, the former admiral replied: “Yes, indeed”.
