Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- India's Uttarakhand state confirmed on the 9th that the municipal authorities of Haldewa in the state forcibly demolished an Islamic school and a place of worship that were identified as illegal buildings, triggering fierce protests among local Muslims. Clashing with ** and engineering personnel resulted in five deaths and dozens of injuries.
According to Agence France-Presse, the Hurdewa Municipality used bulldozers to demolish the madrassa and places of worship that were allegedly illegal buildings on the 8th. Those who throw stones at them respond with tear gas.
In the aftermath of the incident, the municipality of Herdeła cut off internet service, closed schools and imposed a curfew. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dami said in a social media post that "anyone who tries to disturb the peace will not be spared" from punishment. Security forces are now stationed in Hurdewa from other parts of Uttarakhand.
This incident has set off another wave of religious antagonism in Indian social **. Muslims claim to have been violated, while Hindus accuse Muslims of breaking the law and attacking public officials. Posted on social ** at the scene of the clashes**, Hindus chanting anti-Muslim slogans and throwing stones at the Muslim crowd**.
In recent years, religious contradictions in India have intensified, and bloody clashes between Hindus and Muslims have occurred from time to time. In some BJP-run states led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, local governments have identified targeted forced demolitions of Muslim homes, businesses and places of worship by human rights groups.
According to AFP, since Modi became prime minister in 2014, there has been a growing demand in India for Hindu supremacy in the law, which has caused the country to say about 2The 100 million Muslim community is increasingly worried about the future. Currently, India has a population of more than 141.7 billion, with Hindus accounting for about 80%. (Jiang Guopeng).