In the Indian state of Gujarat, 38 Muslim prisoners were sentenced to death on terrorism charges, sparking a new debate in the country. While Indian Muslims and some parties that follow peaceful politics are protesting the court decision, they are worried that the scandalous decision will further increase the pressure on Muslims in India. Islamophobia has become institutionalized in India due to the incentives of the Narenda Modi government, which blindly implements the anti-Islamic Hindutva ideology, which defends the supremacy of Hindus.
SCANDAL DECISION MADE WITH THE IMPACT OF THE ENEMY ISLAMIC GOVERNMENT
In India, the court sentenced 38 Muslim prisoners to death for "planning a terrorist attack". In the case of the clashes in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat state in western India, 38 Muslim prisoners were sentenced to death, while 11 prisoners were given life imprisonment. The scandalous decision is thought to be a political decision taken under the influence of the Indian racist Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
The Indian government claims that the events that took place in 2008, when Muslim prisoners were tried, were orchestrated in retaliation for the 2002 Gujarat massacre in which more than a thousand Muslims were brutally murdered. In 2002, Muslims in the state of Gujarat were exposed to hundreds of acts of violence such as mass attacks, lynching, rape, looting and arson, and more than a thousand Muslims were martyred in these heinous attacks.
LAWYERS OF MUSLIM PRISONERS TO APPEAL THE DECISION
Lawyers for Muslim prisoners sentenced to death and sentenced to life imprisonment announced that they will appeal the decision of the Indian court. Reminding that the death penalty and life sentences given to the convicts held in prison for 13 years are unjust, the lawyers noted that they hope to get a successful result in the appeal process and to reverse this scandalous sentence.
SCANDAL DECISION WILL FURTHER INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON MUSLIMS
The Hindu racist Prime Minister Narenda Modi, who has ruled India since 2014, is increasing the social polarization in the country day by day with the decisions he made against Muslims. 200 million Muslims struggling for their lives all over India are exposed to brutal attacks by Hindus. While the oppression and violence on Muslims continue with all their cruelty, the silence of the leaders of Islamic countries against the Indian government in the face of all these atrocities is also the subject of criticism.