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Thousands protest ‘bulldozer justice’ against Indian Muslims

Muslim students shout anti government slogans during a protest outside Uttar Pradesh house, in New Delhi, Monday, June 13, 2022. The students were protesting against persecution of Muslims and recent demolition of their houses following last week's protests against former Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma's remark deemed derogatory to Islam's Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Muslim students shout anti-government slogans during a protest outside Uttar Pradesh house, in New Delhi, Monday, June 13, 2022. The students were protesting against persecution of Muslims and recent demolition of their houses following last week's protests against former Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma's remark deemed derogatory to Islam's Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) FILE- Residents of Shaheen Bagh watch as officials arrive for a demolition drive in the Muslim-dominated neighborhood in New Delhi, Monday, May 9, 2022. Protests have been erupting in many Indian cities to condemn the demolition of homes and businesses belonging to Muslims, in what critics call a growing pattern of “bulldozer justice” aimed at punishing activists from the minority group. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File) FILE- Residents and officials crowd around a bulldozer during a demolition drive in a Muslim-dominated neighborhood in New Delhi, Monday, May 9, 2022. Protests have been erupting in many Indian cities to condemn the demolition of homes and businesses belonging to Muslims, in what critics call a growing pattern of “bulldozer justice” aimed at punishing activists from the minority group. Violence has been increasing against Muslims by Hindu nationalists emboldened by Modi’s regular silence on such attacks since he was elected prime minister in 2014. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File) FILE- An Indian paramilitary solider stands guard as residents watch from behind a bolted iron gate during the demolition of Muslim-owned shops at the site of Saturday's violence in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Protests have been erupting in many Indian cities to condemn the demolition of homes and businesses belonging to Muslims, in what critics call a growing pattern of “bulldozer justice” aimed at punishing activists from the minority group. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File) FILE- Officials watch as a bulldozer razes the wall of a local mosque in the area that saw communal violence during a Hindu religious procession on Saturday, in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Protests have been erupting in many Indian cities to condemn the demolition of homes and businesses belonging to Muslims, in what critics call a growing pattern of “bulldozer justice” aimed at punishing activists from the minority group. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File) FILE- Authorities demolish the residence of activist Javed Ahmad they say has been constructed illegally in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Protests have been erupting in many Indian cities to condemn the demolition of homes and businesses belonging to Muslims, in what critics call a growing pattern of “bulldozer justice” aimed at punishing activists from the minority group. Authorities said Ahmad was connected to Muslim religious protests that turned violent last Friday, sparked by derogatory remarks about Islam and the Prophet Muhammed. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)
Thousands protest ‘bulldozer justice’ against Indian Muslims