Jamaat-e-Islami
Hind condemns lynching incident in Satna;
calls for punishing guilty
New Delhi: Jamaat-e-Islami
Hind (JIH) has condemned the lynching of Siraj Khan by
a violent mob in Satna, Madhya Pradesh.
In a statement to the media today, JIH
Secretary General Mohammed Salim Engineer said: ‘’ We condemn the lynching of Siraj Khan. Media reports
suggest that he was mercilessly beaten to death on suspicion of slaughtering a
bull. This is absolutely unacceptable and shameful. There must be someone who
must be held accountable besides the ‘’lynch-mob’’ as there seems to be no end
to this series of lynching men from the minority community on charges of
slaughtering bovines or possessing beef. The usual modus operandi of those who
are supervising these hate crimes from the background is to first kill, then
glorify the killers, frame charges against the victims and ensure that there is
no condemnation by anyone from the government. This attempt to ‘’normalize’’
lynching over beef issue is most sinister and is extremely damaging for the
country’’.
Salim Engineer averred: ‘’ we wish to
remind our central as well as state governments of their moral and constitutional
responsibility; it is their foremost duty to protect the lives and properties
as well as the honor and dignity of the citizens. They must remember that the
prayers of the oppressed always invites divine wrath and by condoning such
crimes they are turning the public opinion against their non-performance in
governance and thus preparing their political oblivion. Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
demands that the culprits of Siraj Khan be awarded the maximum punishment and
suitable compensation to his widow and children. The state government must
condemn the incident and ensure that no glorification of Siraj’s killers take
place. Jamaat appreciates the role of civil society in resisting these lynching
incidents and supports legislation that will put an end to this menace’’.
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