Many Hindu shopkeepers ready to flee, have put the property on sale

Consequences of attack on Hindus by religious fanatics on New Year’s Day at Karauli (Rajasthan)

Editorial Comments

•  Where Hindus are a minority, they are attacked by religious fanatics and forced to flee. Hindus, please note that if Hindus don’t try to change the situation, then in the future Hindus will not remain a ‘minority’ in India too.
•  So far, such incidents have taken place under the Governments of all the parties in the country. The Congress rule in Rajasthan currently has made the religious fanatics more arrogant. Hindus of Rajasthan should unite against it.

Karauli (Rajasthan) – Violence erupted after an attack on a two-wheeler rally organised by Hindus, on the Eve of New Year while passing through a Muslim-majority area. Many Hindu shops suffered arson attacks. These Hindu shopkeepers have now put up ‘For Sale’ boards outside their shops. The Hindus are under terror after the attacks by religious fanatics. They say they have no choice but to sell their property and flee.

1. We suffered heavy loss in this arson, said one shopkeeper. We already were in debt, which is also a reason for selling the property. We cannot live in terror. These people (religious fanatics) could be worse with us in the future.
2. Chandrasekhar Garg said that his shop is 60 years old, yet we have decided to sell it. We always tried to maintain brotherhood, but we did not expect that they (religious fanatics) would betray us.