ETHNO RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE AND ANTI MINORITIES LEGISLATION IN INDIA, POST MODI REGIME (CASE STUDY OF MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN 2014-2019)

Abstract

In India, the divergence between Hindus and Muslims remained an issue even before the partition of subcontinent. However, after partition i.e.in 1947, the same went worse because of the religious anxiety, as one of the underlying factors accompanied with community riots. This article attempts to bring in limelight by adopting radical theory, the increased ratio of violence, hate crime and ethnic cleansing mission of Muslim community since 2014 when the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the leader of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)came into power on the basis of Hindu nationalist agenda with anti-Muslim features. The author has also referred towards various laws being promulgated affecting the said community.