The UK has had peace thanks to the British government’s stern response to widespread Hindu-targeted violence in Leicester and intimidation in Birmingham and Coventry. Despite previous fears of intimidation, the magnificent Navaratri celebration with dance and song began peacefully on Monday throughout the UK.
The Leicester police tweeted: “To everyone celebrating – a very happy Navratri.” This was done to reassure the Hindu community. Throughout the festivities, a noticeable and devoted police presence will be present. We are devoted to making sure everyone can celebrate securely.
The Leicester police stepped up their visible patrols and encouraged locals to report crimes. According to reports, it is actively charging individuals for a range of infractions while looking into 158 occurrences of commotion in the community.
In London, the police mobilised to clear troublemakers from temples. This happened in response to a request for a protest outside the Wembley temple made by the Muslim organisation Apna Muslims on Twitter. “We continue our patrols of religious facilities, to ensure the safety of everyone on the borough of Brent,” the Brent police said.
Brent North MP Barry Gardiner tweeted in response to threats against the temple in Wembley: “I’ve called the police about the incitement to demonstrate against a Hindu temple in my constituency tomorrow. Anyone considering participating in a protest should abstain and understand that hate crimes are punishable by jail time. The mandir should not be “defended” by Hindus. That is the role of the police.
Bob Blackman, a conservative member of parliament from Harrow East, wrote to UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman last week to draw attention to the rise in hate crimes against Hindus. In order to foster racial harmony among groups and ensure the safety of Hindu festivals, he even requested a meeting with her alongside a delegation of Hindus.
In his letter, Blackman encouraged ministers to recognise incidents of Hinduphobia in addition to calling for more police protection for neighbourhoods with a Hindu population.
The violence in Leicester came as a shock to cosmopolitan Britain, which has long espoused the idea of diversity of people coexisting peacefully. As calls for attacks on Hindu temples spread from city to city, the administration saw its efforts go up in smoke.
In an exclusive video interview with India Narrative earlier this week, former BBC journalist Shiv Kant stated that Muslim radicalization has been on the rise in the UK for some time.
The Guardian and the BBC, as well as other members of the British mainstream media, became entangled in a web of inaccurate reporting by their reporters and writers, which ultimately served to further the cause of radical Muslims. Many of the untruths published by the reputable media outlets in the UK merely served to fuel anti-Hindu sentiment. The BBC made a feeble attempt to claim that it spread false information.
British Hindus intend to demonstrate outside The Guardian’s office in London on Wednesday morning “for their inaccurate and prejudiced coverage,” feeling insulted after false claims and facing attacks from Muslim mobs. According to a press release from Tuesday, “a vigil will take place outside their headquarters” at Kings Place in London “as a response of Hindu hate filled stories in The Guardian.”
As a result of strict police intervention and investigations in Leicester and Birmingham, Muslim crowds attacking temples in London were spared the wrath and ferocity. While this is going on, the police in Leicester are trying to unravel the web of Muslim outsiders who have been brought in from other parts of the UK to incite violence in a normally tranquil city.
(source : IANS)
