Anti-Mosque campaign in India
Anti-Mosque campaign In India are series of claims made by some right-wing Hindu organizations regarding the existence of temples at current mosque sites. Most of these claims are thought to be political nature and more often than not pop up around election time. These claims are also seen as a part of larger Hindutva ideology of BJP and RSS.[1][2][3][4]
Background
[edit]In January 1948, Mahatma Gandhi organised a six-day fast to demand evacuation of Mosques occupied by non-Muslims. [5]
In 1992, Babri Masjid was demolished by a mob of Hindu Kar sevaks, in order to forcibly construct a temple on the disputed site.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mosque-temple rows and elections: A look at 11 disputed sites". The Indian Express. 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Sambhal: India city tense after violence over mosque survey". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (2022-10-30). "Thousands of mosques targeted as Hindu nationalists try to rewrite India's history". the Guardian. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ Fatima, Heena (2024-10-17). "Masjids, migrants, mobility. Himachal is becoming a new anti-mosque hotspot". ThePrint. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ Coward, Harold (2012-02-01). Indian Critiques of Gandhi. Albany: State University of New York Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-7914-8588-0.
- ^ Nussbaum, Martha C. (2007). "Genocide in Gujarat". The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India's Future. Harvard University Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-674-02482-3. JSTOR j.ctt13x0k4v. Retrieved 2024-12-15.