Former Samajwadi Party MP S T Hasan also condemned the alleged religious profiling of eatery owners along the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttarakhand by some Hindu outfits, calling the act a “form of terrorism.”The remarks came amid reports that members of certain Hindu organisations were allegedly checking the identities of eatery owners and staff, and targeting individuals suspected to be Muslims in several Uttarakhand cities.Purported videos circulating on social media reportedly showed volunteers coercing people to prove their religious identity.Reacting sharply, the BJP accused the opposition party of indulging in religious appeasement, but asserted that nobody has the right to take the law into their hands.Hasan, who hails from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad, told news agency PTI, “Asking hotel staff and local vendors to reveal their names and forcing them to undress to identify their religion is no different from what terrorists did in Pahalgam. This, too, is a form of terrorism.”He alleged that such incidents are taking place openly while the BJP government in Uttarakhand was turning a blind eye.”It seems the state government is silently supporting these acts. In a secular country like India, this kind of behaviour is shameful. It should be stopped,” Hasan said.Hasan called for immediate intervention by the central and state governments to ensure that such “communal practices” are checked.
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