SIO, MBT, TJAC and Others Strongly Condemn the Hindutva Attacks in Medak
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The Telangana Muslim Organizations Joint Action Committee (JAC) leaders expressed regret that the police remained silent while riots continued for three hours in Medak town. They also questioned the police’s role in preventing the violence. “It is known that the RSS circulated fake videos and images in Medak town before the incident. In the evening, they attacked Muslim hotels, shops, and other establishments.”
They further stated that these attacks were premeditated, and the Congress government was not vigilant in this regard. They warned that such incidents are likely to happen again, and accused the BJP of trying to increase its power by inciting such tensions. They alleged that the BJP planned the attack on its own members to gain notoriety. The committee expressed concern that if an organization had been conspiring to incite riots during the Bakrid festival for the past week, the state government failed to prevent it.
Notably, the management of the religious school Minhaj-ul-Uloom in Medak town had purchased a large animal for sacrifice on Eid-ul-Adha. Tension arose during the transfer of the animal to the school, and local Hindutva organizations started rioting and creating disturbances. They demanded that the large animal be moved to a cowshed. Following local intervention, the Hindutva organization members withdrew. According to media reports, an hour later, a large procession arrived, chanting slogans, and attacked the school. Individuals inside and outside the school were injured by stick attacks and were admitted to the local hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, the police used force to disperse the crowd. Hindutva organization members attacked the hospital where the injured were being treated, entering the hospital to beat the injured, pelting stones, and damaging vehicles present. The police dispersed the attackers with a baton charge. As news of the incident spread, tension escalated in the area, and the market was shut down. The police increased patrolling in the town as a precaution. According to the injured, the action was taken to target minorities in a planned manner. The school and local individuals were deliberately targeted. According to Medak police, the situation is under control and peaceful.
Saturday , in Medak, a hospital and nearby businesses owned by Muslims were viciously attacked by an organized mob of locals chanting “Jai Sri Ram,” “Jai Gau Mata,” and other slogans. This assault on the civilians has occurred despite the close proximity of a police station, which failed to maintain public order.
Watch the Video: “See the pain and distress of the Doctor” – “Was it a crime for this doctor to treat an injured person? Unfortunately, the crowd didn’t spare him and he was compelled to cry.” You will see in the video how Dr. Naveen expressed his pain.
Amjed Ullah Khan, spokesman for MBT, expressed astonishment at Chief Minister Anumula Revanth Reddy’s silence on the Medak incident. Khan criticized the Chief Minister for not taking immediate action and accused him of appeasing Hindutva elements. Khan demanded the suspension of the Superintendent of Police in Medak and the entire staff who were on duty during the violence.
Khan pointed out that only two individuals from BJP and BJYM were arrested, even though videos showed over 200 participants in the violence. He also criticized the local MLA, Dr. Rohit Mynapally, for not visiting the injured or addressing the damage to the hospital.
Khan highlighted that Muslims in Medak had voted against the BRS candidate due to her silence on the custodial death of Mohammed Khadeer and instead elected Dr. Rohit Mynapally, whose response was also inadequate. He called for Mynapally and his father, Mynapally Hanumanth Rao, to ensure the arrest of all responsible for the communal attacks.
Khan was also surprised that no Muslim delegation, political or non-political, had tried to meet the Chief Minister regarding the Medak issue. He demanded a judicial inquiry into the communal incident, where BJP and RSS members were seen attacking Muslims and their properties.
The violence began when communal elements objected to the presence of oxen at the Minhaj-ul-Uloom Madrasa in Indrapuri Colony, falsely claiming they were brought for slaughter. Despite informing the police, the mob entered the madrasa and attacked, injuring ten people.
As of the latest report, seven individuals have been arrested and sent to judicial custody, and Section 144 has been imposed.
