Posts tagged Lok Sabha elections
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