Religious Polarisation

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  Explainer: Karnataka Election On May 10 - What's At Stake

  The 2023 Karnataka Assembly Election will reflect the outcome of a polarisation campaign on religious lines which has been amping up for years.

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  "Hindus Don't Normally Contribute To Riots," Himanta Biswa Sarma Tells NDTV

  Elaborating on Amit Shah's remarks about teaching "a lesson" to rioters in 2002, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "Post-2002, the Gujarat government took a series of actions to ensure peace in the state since then."

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  "These Officers May Favour Government In Power...": Farmer Leader On UP

  Voters in Uttar Pradesh would favour only those talking about the welfare of farmers and polarisation on religious lines would not benefit those indulging in it, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has said.

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  Shiv Sena Suspects "Religious Polarisation" In Bulandshahr Violence

  The Shiv Sena today attacked ally BJP over the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, asking if it was orchestrated to polarise society on religious grounds ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

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  BJP Never Did Politics Of Religious Polarisation: Rajnath Singh

  BJP never did nor will it do politics of religious polarisation, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said stressing that the "secular" parties need to be cautious in the wake of the Supreme Court order that candidates should not seek votes in the name of religion, caste or creed.

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  Amnesty Report Condemns 'Growing Intolerance' In India

  Authorities have failed to "prevent many incidents of religious violence" and sometimes "contributed to tensions through polarising speeches", Amnesty International has said as it condemned the alleged "rise in intolerance" in the country in its annual report released today.

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  Condemn Centre for Releasing Census Data on Religion: JD(U) Lawmaker KC Tyagi

  Janata Dal (United) today slammed the BJP government for releasing the census data on population of religious communities instead of caste data alleging it was an attempt to create "religious polarisation" ahead of Bihar polls.

• BJP asks Election Commission to stop Sonia Gandhi from airing message on DD, AIR

  BJP today petitioned the Election Commission to stop Congress President Sonia Gandhi from airing her message on Doordarshan and AIR and said it violates of the Model Code as it polarises the election scene among religious communities.

• Watch: Fair is foul - is campaign 2014 the most vitriolic ever?

  "Fair is foul, and foul is fair; hover through the fog and filthy air." Does this quote from Shakespeare's Macbeth describe the election campaign of 2014? And does the high voter turnout in riot-hit western Uttar Pradesh point to religious polarisation? We debate on The Buck Stops Here, as we broadcast from Kanpur's historic Lal Imli textile mill.

• Gujarat, 10 Years after 2002 by Shri Arun Jaitley

  Any riot, be it inspired by religious, caste or any other frenzy, leaves huge wounds behind. It causes death, injury, loss and suffering. It divides the society, it polarises people on basis of their birth marks. Every civilized society has to free itself from the menace of such social tensions. Gujarat for a long time had an unfortunate history of...

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  Modi orders probe against 'religious polarisation'

  The Gujarat government has constituted a judicial commission to probe allegations of ghettoisation of population.