Myanmar Govt’s Attitude Against Rohingya Muslims “inhuman”: JIH

New Delhi, Aug 5, IRNA – Strongly condemning the atrocities committed on Muslims in Myanmar, India’s apex Muslim body Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) Saturday states that the attitude of Myanmar government in this regard is inhuman and against all international laws and conventions. At a Press Meet here after an Iftar Party of Journalists, JIH demanded that the atrocities should be stopped forthwith and the rights of Rohingyas should be fully protected because they are citizens of that country and have been living there for centuries. The Jamaat also demanded that the United Nations should intervene and ensure that the Mayanmar Government takes positive steps in this regard. The JIH hoped that the Government of India would follow the norms of human sympathy and will provide help and facilities to Rohingyas who have taken refuge in our country and at the same time would prevail upon government of Mayanmar to normalize the situation there and stop the atrocities. Thousands of innocent Rohingya Muslims, including women and children were butchered and millions of displaced in ethnic violence in Rakhine State of Myanmar. JIH also expressed concerned over incidents of violence against Muslims in two districts of Assam’s north-west region. Offering condolences and expressing solidarity with the victims, JIH said: “The Jamaat views with grave concern the recent ethnic and communal riots in Assam, which were planned, organized and continued for several days, as very shameful and holds the Assam government responsible for them. Even after 65 years of independence such riots, involving widespread bloodshed, killings, burning of entire villages are a blot on the fair name of country. This has resulted in widespread destruction and taking refuge of more than four lakh men, women, children and old men in over 300 relief camps during the rainy season. These people are in acute distress and unsure of their future.The government should reconstruct the burned and destroyed dwellings at the earliest, rehabilitate the uprooted people and give adequate compensation to the affected”. In July 2012 the Indian state of Assam saw outbreaks of violence between indigenous Bodos and Bengali-speaking Muslims. 58 people have died and lakhs of people have been displaced from almost 400 villages./end