Prominent Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (Arshad Madani faction) on Thursday called for a high-level investigation into the Maharashtra train killings and the Haryana violence, demanding that those found guilty be punished without discrimination.
In a statement, Jamiat chief Maulana Arshad Madani expressed deep sorrow over the “brutal killing ofthree innocent Muslim passengers and a policeman” by a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable in a moving train and the communalviolence in Haryana’s Nuh district.
Madani alleged the violence in Nuh was a “planned conspiracy”.
He claimed there were political motives behind what was happening in Nuh. “Religious extremism is being fuelled by hatred to win the 2024 parliamentary elections,” he alleged.
Madani demanded a fair and high-level investigation into the train incident and the Haryana violence and that those found guilty be punished without bias.
“Undoubtedly, the situation in the country is disappointing and dangerous due to sectarianism and hatred prevailing on the basis of religion, but we do not need to despair because the hopeful thing is that despite all the intrigues, the majority of the country is against communalism,” he said.
