Did the general elections cause more riots?
The report states that one of the reasons for the sudden increase in the number of communal riots in 2024 could be the general elections held in April/May 2024. At the same time, assembly elections were also held in important states like maharashtra, haryana and Jharkhand. In these elections, hate speeches with communal color were used to polarize communities on religious grounds. One reason for the increase in the number of communal riots can also be considered to be the atmosphere of criminals being fearless.
About 20% of the total communal riots in 2024 took place in Maharashtra. In fact, maharashtra is an electorally and politically important state where both nda and india Alliance were trying to snatch power from NDA.
A report titled 'Hegemony and Demolitions: The Tale of Communal Rights in india in 2024' has come. It has been written by Irfan Engineer, Neha Dabhade and Mithila Raut of the Center for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS). According to this report, these riots did not happen suddenly. Rather, they are the result of increasing polarization in the country, criminals being fearless and government connivance.
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S Venkateshwari

03/02/2025 10:05 PM