The joyous festival of the birth of the Hindu God: Ram was being celebrated when brutal blatant attacks by radical Islamists were carried out in various states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal etc.
Video pieces of evidence of stone pelting on peaceful Hindu processions were seen and a targeted mindset came to light. In the process, innocent children, women and men were badly injured as a result of this Hinduphobia. Also, multiple Ram Navami Processions in Vadodara, Gujarat & Howrah, West Bengal were attacked by stone pelters.
Though violence during Hindu Festivals has become a common sadistic reality this behaviour of the radicals is somehow rooted in their intolerance & of a ritual called “Rami-ul-Jamarat” which means “Stoning the Devil”.
Later on, arrests have been made by the Police in different states and assurances of strict actions against perpetrators have been promised. But in ground reality, the victims claim a different picture where Hindus were instead lathi-charged.
Overall, this spree of attacks on Hindu festivals may create alarming disharmony if the stakeholders don’t find an unbiased and peaceful resolution in restoring the social fabric of Bharat soon.
This article was first published in janpeace.com
