Mob Attacks Are A Planned Project Of Hindutva – Solidarity Discussion Meet
Kozhikode, Kerala: ET Muhammed Basheer MP said that the mob attacks taking place in various parts of the country do not happen by chance, but are part of a large, carefully planned project. He was inaugurating a discussion meet organised by the Solidarity Youth Movement state committee, titled “Mob Lynchings in India: A Decade of Records.” It was based on the book Mob Lynching in India: A Record 2014–2024, edited by Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan, a journalist and former chairman of the Delhi Minorities Commission.
“The country was brought to a point where mob attacks could be carried out through several stages. The first step is the constant spread of hate campaigns and false propaganda against minorities. This builds hatred towards a community in people’s minds and then brings the crowd to a mental state that leads to violence,” Mr Basheer said. He added that it is the duty of everyone who believes in democracy to speak out against this continuously.
Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan was the chief guest. He said mob attacks had happened in the country before, but only after Modi came to power did they begin to happen systematically and continuously. His book records 1,743 mob attacks that took place in various states between 2014 and 2024. He said these are only the cases reported by Delhi-based media, and that unreported local cases would be twice as many. The book took six years of painstaking effort to prepare.
Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan was the chief guest.
Solidarity state president Thoufeeq Mampad said that after mob attacks, police often do not even register an FIR. “When protests arise, arrests are made, but the accused are released on bail very quickly”. This, he said, shows that a large organised network is behind it.
Human rights activist Ambika Maruvakku, Welfare Party state secretary Shamseer Ibrahim, Maktoob Media editor Aslah Vadakara, Solidarity state general secretary T. Ismail, Jamaat-e-Islami Kozhikode City president Shihabudheen Ibnu Hamza, Adv. Rahman Irikkur, Afeef Hameed and others also spoke at the event.
