Mangaluru, October 9: A protest was staged by the United Muslim Organization (UMO), DK district, along with various other Muslim organizations near the DC’s office here on Thursday October 8th against those leaders Sangh Parivar who were exposed in the recent Cobrapost sting operation which claimed that BJP and right-wing outfits use violence to ‘rescue’ Hindu girls from ‘love Jihad’.
Addressing the protest, president of UMO Ashraf said, in the district, various incidents of communal riots have taken place. Now ‘love Jihad’ has been fabricated as a strategy by the Sangh Parivar to spark communal violence in the district. Cases were filed against innocent Muslims in various instances. The three leaders of BJP and Sangh Parivar MLC Ganesh Karnik, Jagadish Shenava and Srikar Prabhu who were interviewed in the sting operation cannot be called as leaders because they have gone to a very low level. Neither the police department nor anyone else is taking any action against them though they have confessed to such acts, he said.
Cases filed against innocent Muslim youths should be withdrawn. Mangaluru is going to be a Smart City – first let it be made a peaceful city. File a case against the three leaders of Sangh Parivar and send them to jail. Police officials who are from RSS should be sent to other districts and only good police personnel should be hired here. We will not stop our protest till legal action is not taken, he asserted.
UDF leader Rafiuddin Kudroli said, Islam propagates truth and peace. Faith cannot be destroyed by any fascist powers. Love Jihad has been fabricated by the Sangh Parivar to create communal riots and for political gains. Ministers in the state and political representatives should curb these communal forces, else such forces will destroy them. The government should file case against those exposed in the sting operation under terror acts and send them to jail on non-bailable charges, he said.
Member of All India Muslim Council Jafar Siddique Faizi said, no actions have been taken against the three Mangaluru leaders exposed in the sting operation. The situation is such that we cannot say if there is any government in power or not. They should be arrested and sent away to some other district, he said.
PFI state secretary Shafi Bellare said, cases were filed against innocent Muslims when there were bomb explosions in various parts of the nation. After Malegaon and Samjhauta Express blasts, the true face of the right-wing was out. Now it has been revealed that love Jihad was fabricated by the Sangh Parivar. The government should probe on this, he said.
During the protest, leaders namely Mohammed Haneef, Ashraf, Musthafa , M.D. Aslum, and Aboobacquer were present.
