{"id":5684,"date":"2025-09-13T20:16:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T14:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/?p=5684"},"modified":"2025-09-13T20:17:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T14:47:43","slug":"karnataka-minority-group-demands-special-law-against-targeted-atrocities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/?p=5684","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka Minority Group Demands Special Law Against Targeted Atrocities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minority Welfare Committee Demands Special Law to Curb Targeted Atrocities in Karnataka<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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BENGALURU, September 13:<\/strong>\u00a0The Minority Fraternity Committee has called upon the Karnataka government to enact a special law to protect minority communities from what it describes as a rising tide of intentional atrocities and hate-driven incidents across the state.<\/p>\n

The demand was formalized in a memorandum submitted to Chief Minister’s Political Secretary, Nasir Ahmed, on Saturday. The committee’s chief coordinator, Javed Khan, led the delegation and argued that a dedicated “Atrocities Against Minorities Act” is essential to safeguard the community’s rights, dignity, and security.<\/p>\n

Systematic Targeting and Public Instability Alleged<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the memorandum, the committee alleged that certain politicians are deliberately targeting the Muslim community to create unrest among the general public. They cited the recent vilification of Bano Muqthar, a renowned environmentalist and Padma Shri awardee from Mysuru, as a prime example of this trend.<\/p>\n

“The systematic harassment of a respected figure like Bano Muqthar, solely on the basis of her religion during the Mysuru Dasara celebrations, is deeply concerning. It reflects a broader pattern of intent to marginalize and insult our community,” said Javed Khan, Chief Coordinator of the Minority Fraternity Committee.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that the majority of the Muslim community in Karnataka are working-class citizens engaged in small-scale jobs and manual labour to make ends meet. “Our people are hardworking citizens contributing to the state’s economy. Yet, a few communal elements are making provocative statements in the name of Hindu-Muslim relations to disrupt societal harmony,” Khan added.<\/p>\n

Citing Institutional Harassment and Demanding Legal Safeguards<\/strong><\/p>\n

The committee further highlighted issues beyond public discourse, pointing to alleged institutional discrimination. They claimed that Muslim government employees are facing casteist abuse and sexual harassment within their workplaces, indicating a need for stronger legal protection mechanisms.<\/p>\n

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“It is due to these increasing challenges\u2014from public defamation to institutional harassment\u2014that we insist on a specific law. A special legislation will act as a deterrent and ensure justice for victims,” Khan asserted, outlining the core rationale behind the demand for the new law.<\/p>\n

The delegation included several key members of the committee, such as Coordinator Alam Ghani, Mastan Nayak Khanapur, Tajuddin, and M.D. Saleem, underscoring the collective nature of the appeal.<\/p>\n

The appeal now places the ball in the court of the state government, prompting a response to concerns over minority safety and social harmony in Karnataka.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Javed Khan, Chief Coordinator:<\/strong>\u00a0“The systematic harassment of a respected figure like Bano Muqthar, solely on the basis of her religion… is deeply concerning. It reflects a broader pattern of intent to marginalize and insult our community.”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Javed Khan, on the community:<\/strong>\u00a0“Our people are hardworking citizens contributing to the state’s economy. Yet, a few communal elements are making provocative statements… to disrupt societal harmony.”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Javed Khan, on the solution:<\/strong>\u00a0“A special legislation will act as a deterrent and ensure justice for victims.”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

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    Minority Welfare Committee Demands Special Law to Curb Targeted Atrocities in Karnataka \u00a0“\u0c95\u0cc7\u0cb5\u0cb2 \u0cae\u0cbe\u0ca4\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0ccd! \u0c85\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0caa\u0cb8\u0c82\u0c96\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cbe\u0ca4\u0cb0 \u0cae\u0cc7\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0ca8 ‘\u0c97\u0cae\u0c95\u0cbf \u0ca6\u0ccc\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0c9c\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0caf’ \u0ca4\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cb2\u0cc1 \u0cb5\u0cbf\u0cb6\u0cc7\u0cb7 \u0c95\u0cbe\u0caf\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cc6 \u0c98\u0ccb\u0cb7\u0ca3\u0cc6” BENGALURU, September 13:\u00a0The Minority Fraternity Committee has called upon the Karnataka government to enact a special law to protect minority communities from what it describes as a rising tide of intentional atrocities and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-karnataka"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5684"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5688,"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5684\/revisions\/5688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}