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Why Kashmir’s small Sikh community boycotted Indian elections

The region has long been plagued by atrocities against Kashmiri Muslims, some of whom advocate for separating from India, and ethnic Kashmiri Hindus, who support India’s military occupation and takeover. Caught in the conflict is a tiny minority of Sikhs, who say their voices are not being heard.

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Asia, Analysis, Conflict, News, Politics, Primary Feature, Religion, Religion News, Religious EqualityArpita Singh and Amanjeet SinghKashmiri Sikhs, Sikhism, Simranjeet Singh, Pulwama attack, Pulwama, Narendra Modi, Indian election, Lok Sabha elections, Kashmiri muslims, Pakistan, India, Arpita Singh and Amanjeet Singh, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, Arpita Singh, Amanjeet Singh, Kashmir, Sikh, election, Kashmiri Muslims, Kashmiri Hindus, Islam, Hinduism
In India, a controversial candidate is testing religious divisions
In India, a controversial candidate is testing religious divisions

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a Hindu in Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party accused of aiding a terrorist attack against Muslims, is contesting for a seat in parliament in a region crucial to the BJP’s victory.

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Asia, News, Politics, Primary Feature, Religion, Religion NewsShuriah NiaziSadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, BJP, Modi, Malegaon blast, Bhopal, India, Indian election, Pakistan, Hindu terror, saffron terror, RSS, Hindu nationalism, Lok Sabha elections, Digvijaya Singh, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, Shuriah Niazi, Muslims, Hinduism, Islam
Christian and Muslim leaders ask Indians to 'vote wisely' as Modi eyes re-election
Christian and Muslim leaders ask Indians to 'vote wisely' as Modi eyes re-election

(NEWS ANALYSIS) India’s general election opens polls April 11 to May 19, with the final count expected May 23. Leaders of India’s minority faith communities are telling their flocks to elect candidates committed to pluralism and respect for everybody’s faiths amidst growing intolerance blamed on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party.

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Asia, News, Politics, Analysis, Religion News, Religion, Primary FeatureStephen DavidSteve David, Narendra Modi, India, Indian election, Namo, Namo 2019, BJP, Indian Christian, Indian Muslim, religious minority, religious freedom, Ayodhya, ram mandir, Babri Mosque, Sajan George, RSS, Indian Constitution, Stephen David, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, Secondary feature, Christianity, Muslim, Islam, vote, re-election