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Religious Fascism -Yogi Raj in UP Introduction Hindutva fanaticism is at its peak in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India. With around 44 million Muslim population which is 19.3% of the total population, UP ranks first in number of Muslims among all Indian states. UP also contributes the largest number of seats to the Indian parliament. Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) and the extreme right-wing Hindutva groups draw its water and fertiliser from anti-Muslim sentiments have made Uttar Pradesh the best turf to demonise Muslims. Appointment of Yogi Adityanath to be tried in the International Criminal Court for his racial hatred and anti-Muslim stand and crimes, as the chief minister of the state was a very strategic move to ensure that Muslim marginalisation is carried out 'democratically.' Yogi was serving as an MP and had not contested the Assembly election in 2017, yet he was made the CM of UP. Development of the state or the welfare of the people, let alone of the Muslims, of the state have never been an agenda of the present UP government since the coronation of Yogi Adityanath aka Ajay Mohan Bisht, as the 'emperor' of Uttar Pradesh. The focus of Yogi government has been on hunting Muslims raising various false allegations against them. UP Police which have ever been discredited for human rights violations and communal bias against Muslims and Dalits, crossed all limits under Yogi Raj. This booklet is a collection of data and facts from authentic news sources on the web, about the crimes of Yogi in Uttar Pradesh. The following chapters are included in the booklet 1. UP the Lawless State in India 2. Horror of Muslim Hunt 3. Vendetta against Popular Front 4. Yogi, Crime and Career There are certain narrations and incidents repeated in the document, which could not be avoided in specific contexts. 03 Religious Fascism-Yogi Raj in UP UP the Lawless State in India Uttar Pradesh has become the epicentre of Islamophobic bigotry and atrocities against Muslims of the country ever since Ajay Mohan Bisht alias Yogi Adityanath became its chief minister. UP is now a lawless, terrorist state and has the notorious 'privilege' of being known as the rape-capital of the country. Anarchy is the hallmark of the state. Yogi who had been a consecutive five-term Lok Sabha member from Gorakhpur, one of the most benighted cities in India, parliament constituency in UP was 'installed' as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh through the backdoor. He had not contested the 2017 UP assembly election and he was directly appointed as the Chief Minister of UP, later getting elected to the Legislative Council. The increasing police atrocities, human rights violations, communal riots, deterioration of democracy, wide-spread fear, the deliberate anti-minority and anti-Dalit activities all make UP a lawless state. This dossier analyses the callousness of a ruling political party and the ineptitude of the 'appointed' chief minister who is devoid of any human qualities or qualities of a ruler. Police Atrocities and Human Rights Violations Number of cases registered under police category in UP (Reference: Unstarred question number 202, answered on 3rd February, 2021 in Rajyasabha) 04 Religious Fascism -Yogi Raj in UP The figures from Uttar Pradesh exhibit the horrifying state of affairs with a staggering 15,426 cases registered in the year 2017 to 2018 followed by 16,414 cases in the year 2018 to 2019. The numbers see a dip in the next two years, but stand at a whopping 9,417 and 5,388 cases respectively. It has also been consistent in topping the list of cases registered by the NHRC. (https://sabrangindia.in/article/over-11000- cases-registered-against-police-officers-2020-centre-rajya-sabha) Uttar Pradesh is the state where police suppression has been the worst. In UP, chief minister Yogi gave a free hand to the police to bump off perceived criminals without any due process. The state police carried out over 5000 encounters, killing more than 100 people and injuring others. Not surprisingly, the highest number happened to be Muslims followed by Dalits and those from the most backward class. (National Herald, SR Darapuri IPS (Rtd), 18 Sep 2020, https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/is-there-any-doubt-that-india-is- now-a-police-state-koi-shaq) A police state is a government that exercises power through the police force. The inhabitants of a police state may experience restrictions on their mobility, or on their freedom to express or communicate political or other views, which are subject to police monitoring or enforcement. Political control may be exerted by means of a secret police force that operates outside the boundaries normally imposed by a constitutional state. Freedom of expression is a fundamental right of every citizen and more so of the fourth estate. But that does not seem to be the order of the day in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, where a government with a thumping mandate appears to be becoming increasingly intolerant towards any kind of criticism. Criticism – which is one of the basic tenets of any democratic system – is most unwelcome to UP cops, who not only take affront to any criticism, but also turn vengeful. Targeting journalists seems to have become a daily occurrence for the khaki-clad force in some UP. The Noida police have been particularly notorious for its apathy towards the media persons. Even senior cops are not hesitant when it comes to displaying their indifference or antipathy against those who 05 Religious Fascism -Yogi Raj in UP do not toe the line of the cops. The manner in which members of the fourth estate are being targeted reflects the same mindset visible in the indiscriminate police encounters that have left some 67 alleged criminals dead. While the police officially described each one of them as “hardened criminals”, mostly carrying some bounty over their heads, insiders allege that at least half of them were petty offenders who were gunned down in cold blood after being made to look big- timers by declaring a bounty on their heads. Interestingly, the encounters are listed among the government's “achievements”. (Sharat Pradhan, Is Uttar Pradesh Turning Into a Police State? The Wire, 28/OCT/2019 (https://thewire.in/government/uttar-pradesh-police-journalists- safety). Several patterns were repeated in many of the crimes, primarily the role of the police. A clear religion-based pattern emerged as we found many instances where cases against members of the BJP, currently in power in UP as well as at the Centre, or activists from Hindu right- wing organisations were watered down or prematurely closed. Cases involving Muslims were followed up with mass arrests, with many of the accused alleging they had been falsely implicated. In two of the major incidents, the police invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against Muslim accused. The NSA allows for preventive detention up to 12 months. The person detained has to be informed of the charges within 10 days, but if the authorities consider this disclosure is against public interest, they can withhold this information. Effectively, this means a person can be detained up to a year without being told why. (https://www.sabrangindia.in/article/field-report-13-sites-hate- crime-uttar-pradesh-lingering-fear-distrust-justice-delayed). In an interview to a TV channel in 2017, Adityanath proclaimed, “Agar apradh karenge, toh thok diye jaayenge” (f “they” commit crimes “they” will be shot dead). It was the start of what is now known as the thok do (shoot down) policy of police extra-judicial killings. Over three years to 2020, 124 alleged criminals were shot dead in 6,476 “encounters”, according to data released by the UP police to the media. Up to 37% of those killed in these encounters till August 2020 were Muslims, almost double their proportion (19%) in the state's 06 Religious Fascism -Yogi Raj in UP population. This means a police “encounter” every five hours every day during the course of Adityanath's tenure. In a January 2019 letter to district magistrates, the chief secretary listed these “encounters” among the prominent “achievements” of the Adityanath administration. UP, as per the 2011 Census, accounts for 16.5% of the country's population. However, almost a third of the hate crimes recorded in 2018, were reported from UP. Since 2009, 61 of the 278 attacks recorded in Hate Crime Watch have been reported from UP. The dangerous failing in human rights violations occurring inside UP is illustrated in the statement released by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on March 1, 2021 on the ongoing investigation of the Moradabad gang rape case. The Commission has asked the UP government to submit proof of payment to the victim of gang rape in Moradabad district, which the Commission had sanctioned as relief alongside a compliance review of its recommendations to protect the fundamental rights of victims of heinous crimes. The recommendations of the Commission include disciplinary action against the officers accused of negligence, deployment of lady police officers in all stations alongside a list of the police stations where there is no female police officer and registering case against officials who refused to file the FIR alleging rape. Earlier, the investigating division of the Commission had discovered that police personnel did not register the case until the court intervened. This caused 1.5 months delay in the registration of the case by the Police. The actual incident occurred on 18th November 2018, when several men barged into the woman's house and raped her in broad daylight. According to the statement, when she was discovered and released, the officials at the Civil Lines police station, Moradabad refused to register the complaint for over a month.
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