Violence
in small villages in India has begun to spread due to religious tensions. On
September 7th, riots broke out between the majority Jat community
and the Muslim minority in the Muzaffarnagar district located about 80 miles
North of New Delhi in an agricultural district of predominately sugar cane
fields. Forty-five people have already been killed and 42,000, mostly Muslims,
have been evacuated to Muslims camps located in Muslim majority villages. The start
of the riots, however, started out small with two Hindus man killing a Muslim
man for stalking their female relative. The family of the stalker retaliated by
killing these two Hindu men and progressively the violence evolved into riots. On
September 8th, local police were sent out to respond to the violence
by imposing curfews and evacuating Muslims to camps. The families from the
villages affected by the violence have encountered everything from shootings
involving the death of many of their family members as well as the burning down
of their villages.
Families
of the victims killed by the violence in their villages must come to terms with
the loss of their loved ones while also adjusting to their new lives without
them. This can be especially challenging for women because of the lack of financial
opportunities they have in the rural areas of India. This can eventually lead
to poverty within their families if they are unable to come up with enough money
to support their families. . It is also important to note that Muslims are the
minorities in the Jat community where the violence has occurred which can
suggest that they are being treated this way since there is less of them to
fend for themselves. The violence occurring in India also more sociological
implications because Hindus and Muslims are not being treated the same.
According to the article, unlike the Hindus, Muslims are being evacuated to
crowed camps in horrible conditions where other Muslims are going through the same
situation. The Prime minister has already promised relief to the victims and persecution
of those responsible for the riots but nothing has actually been done.
Karina Velazquez
9/20/2013
12:08 am
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