Secularism on the crisis

 Identity Crisis of Indian Muslims

  Mirfash C

When Bhim Rao Ambedkar made his brave step forward the outlining the Indian Constitution, he didn't forget to write on that every citizens of the country should be treated equally and every religion should be equal. When India achieved its freedom India was equal for all religions, there were not sayings that He is Muslim, He is Hindu and He is Christian.  They persisted like one family. They hardly fought for religion. The freedom fight of India was headed by many religious leaders like  Tipu Sultan, Umar Qazi (R), Abdul Kalam Azad. They were Muslims who fought for freedom because there were no religious chauvinism.

        But now on twenty first century our India had become very mysterious. The very crucial cause behind is that India's prime minister is Narendra Modi is moved by Bharathiya Janatha Party. They are saying that India is the mother land of Hindus. They won't allow Muslims to live in India. When Manmohan Singh was in the chair of prime minister, he  allowed every one to live  in India. He didn't try to make any kind of differentiation between religious identities. He treated every one and every religion equally in India. He was capable to rule over India by his deeds and intentions. People were loving the rule of Manmohan Singh and he was also loving the peoples who were Muslims, Christians and Hindus.

        But now the Modi Sarkar is assaulting, harming and attacking the Muslims. For instance, A little girl named Aasifa was brutally raped in Jammu and Kashmir while she was having fun in the inner parts of the village. 

       When her family approached the police complaining the incident, the police searched her as much as they could and finally after eight days they found Aasifa's dead body from the forest and they also said to the world outside what happened to Aasifa was utter assault that the real animals will be shy to do. Later on, the real incidents were out that they put Aasifa on temple because Muslims will not get into the temples because it is the worshipping place of the Hindus.

        After eight days they killed her by putting a rock to her body. They did this because Aasifa was a Muslim girl with whom they were impatient and intolerant. 

        There are more examples for this. They killed Hafiz Junaid from Delhi while he was going to buy the things for Eid with his lovely brothers on a train. They also killed Faisal Kodinhi because of converting into Islam. One day Faisal was walking on the street, then some people came attacking him. It ended in his death, its motive was intended conversion.

        They also killed Akhlaq because of keeping some beef, misunderstanding or stating it is flesh of cow. Be it beef or flesh of cow, according to the constitution, citizens have their own freedom to eat both. Somehow these features are fading out from Indian subcontinent. Finally I'm saying that India is the country of secularism. Not at all, it is not a fun.

Mirfash C

Secondary Final Year
Maunathul Islam Arabic College, Puthuponnani.