Nepal: Curfew imposed in Nepalgunj after major communal violence between Hindus and Muslims.

Red Alert Nepal: 5% Muslims are challenging more than 80% Hindus in the country with the tool of Secularism. 

Nepal imposes lockdown in a district after clash breaks out between Hindus and Muslims over social media post.   

Communal violence is not common in Nepal, which is a Hindu majority country that turned secular just a few years ago. Through Nepal’s Secularism Muslim are making inroads in Nepali social structure. The incident occurred in Nepalgunj– a Sub-Metropolitan City in Banke district allegedly after a Hindu boy posted a ‘controversial status’ about Muslims on social media. This resulted in communal tensions in the Hindu-dominated country. Muslim are trying to create tensions in the peaceful Himalayan State. 

Dibakar Pant | HENB | Kathmandu | Oct 4, 2023:: A town in Nepal has imposed a lockdown after tension between two communities escalated over a ‘contentious’ social media post. According to a report by Associated Press and Kathmandu Post, the incident occurred in Nepalgunj, also spelt Nepalganj– a Sub-Metropolitan City in Banke District, after a Hindu boy posted a ‘controversial status’ about Muslims on social media. This resulted in communal tensions in the Hindu-dominated country.

Communal violence is not common in Nepal, which is a Hindu majority country that turned secular just a few years ago. Through Nepal’s Secularism,  Muslim are making inroads in Nepali social structure. The incident occurred in Nepalgunj– a Sub-Metropolitan City in Banke district allegedly after a Hindu boy posted a ‘controversial status’ about Muslims on social media. This resulted in communal tensions in the Hindu-dominated country. Muslim are trying to create tensions in the peaceful Himalayan State. 

As per the media report, Muslims protested the status inside the region’s main government administrator’s office building, burned tires on the streets and blocked traffic. Initially, the administration imposed a curfew for 24 hours on Monday and later, it was extended until further orders.

The indefinite curfew was imposed since Tuesday afternoon in Nepalgunj, about 400 kilometres west of the capital, Kathmandu, directly after the Hindu protest came under attack. Muslims attacked the Hindus gathered to register their protests. Stones and bottles were thrown at protesters, resulting in many injuries.

Area police chief Santosh Rathore said officers were patrolling the city and people were not allowed to leave their homes or gather in groups during the lockdown. There were no reports of any trouble overnight, nor on Wednesday morning.

Officials said they needed to impose the stay-at-home order and stop people from gathering together to prevent any more clashes between the two sides.

In the Hindu majority Nepal, Muslims are now challenging the Majority Hindu people in many ways, even by slaughtering cow in broad day light. Cow slaughter is prohibited in Nepal  under law. Muslims make up roughly a third of Nepalgunj’s population about 5%, and only about 14% of India’s population, which shares a border with the Nepal town and has seen a widening religious divide.

It’s a Red Alert Nepal that  5% Muslims are challenging more than 80% Hindus in the country with the tool of Secularism. Nepal is under Islamic threat within its secular structure. 

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__Inputs from AP &  Kathmandu Post.