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Pakistani-origin senator assaults Hindus beneath the pretext of concentrating on Modi

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On Wednesday (December 1), Pakistani-origin senator Mehreen Faruqi made Hinduphobic remarks throughout her speech within the Australian senate. Faruqi is a member of the Australian Greens social gathering.
During her speech, she remarked, “When Donald Trump was US President, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was rightly criticised for his cosy friendship with this white nationalist leader, who was impeached twice and tried to win an election.” While labelling PM Modi as a ‘far-right leader of India’, the senator from New South Wales (NSW) mentioned, “Dangerous nationalism and authoritarianism with strong anti-Muslim and anti-Sikh sentiments has skyrocketed in India under Modi.”
She insinuated, “This escalating nationalism had direct impacts for the Indian diaspora in Australia too as racism and hatred threatens communities who belong to minorities and who have been critical of Modi’s agenda.” The Pakistani-origin senator alleged that group members had shared how the supposed nationalistic agenda of PM Modi was being weaponised in opposition to minority teams on Facebook and WhatsApp. “This includes labelling the target groups as terrorist sympathisers, rapists, criminals, and vermin.”
In the Senate immediately, I urged members of the Government and the PM to sentence far-right nationalist politics and name out the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. pic.twitter.com/keo5NS9GPj— Mehreen Faruqi (@MehreenFaruqi) December 1, 2021
Mehreen Faruqi went on to assert that the nationalist agenda of PM Modi, as peddled on social media, was the primary motive for an assault on 4 Sikh males at Harris Park in Sydney. “The impact of this hateful politics on many in our community is extremely concerning. It’s a direct result of the importation of the nationalist politics of Modi and the Australian government’s refusal to call it out.” She additionally appealed to different Senate members to sentence the supposed authoritarian regime of PM Modi and his nationalist agenda.
Activists criticise the Hindu hatred of the Australian Greens social gathering
While talking in regards to the matter, a Sydney-based Hindu activist Ravi Shankar Dhankar instructed The Australia Today that the Greens Senator tried to downplay her hate in opposition to Jews and Hindus. “Mehreen Faruqi is part of that elaborate Greens plan which attacks Hindus and Jews for resisting their historical persecution,” he emphasised.
According to tutorial and yoga practitioner Sarah Gates, Greens have been main a nefarious marketing campaign to silence Hindus who’re making an attempt to boost their voice in opposition to persecution. “Greens party and its Mehreen Faruqi like leaders are fuelling hatred towards people who try to raise voice against persecution of Hindus in Kashmir, Pakistan, Bangladesh and anywhere else in the world.” Gates additionally debunked the lie peddled by the Pakistani-origin senator in regards to the assault on 4 Sikh males.
“What happened in Sydney has no place in Australian society however Senator Mehreen Faruqi purposely chose to tell the half-truth. Three Sikh youths and one Hindu youth faced court for street fights, however, Mehreen Faruqi is doxing whole Hindu community for that incident. If this is not blatant Hinduphobia what is?” she inquired.