Hindutva extremists blame Muslim community for RSS member’s family murder

• Local police say the exact motive of the murder was yet to be ascertained.
• Hindutva extremists term murder an attempt to compel Hindu nationals to flee from the area.
• Modi's aim is to expand the notion of Hindutva and further isolate the Muslim population within India and other regions.

(Karachi) Hindutva extremists have blamed the local Muslim population for the murder of RSS member's family in West Bengal’s Murshidabad area.

RSS Swayamsevak member 35-year-old Bandhu Parakash Pal, his 30-year-old wife Beauty Mandal Pal and their eight-year-old son Bandu Angan Pal were hacked to death in their home on Thursday.

Local police said the exact motive of the murder was yet to be ascertained.

While accusing the Muslim community of its involvement in the incident, the Hindutva extremists living in Murshidabad said that the murder incident was an attempt to compel Hindu nationals to flee from the area. They claimed RSS Swayamsevak was targeted to instill fear among the Hindus.

They believe that Bandhu Prakash's association with the RSS is the reason for the murder.

Taking cognizance of the incident, the Chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW) Rekha Sharma criticized the state authorities for not doing anything to stop such incidents.

She said that a letter has been written to the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the head of police services in this regard.

Modi’s government has a history of stoking tensions between Hindus and Muslims, with its political rule now focused on Hindutva.

Modi has fostered Hindu nationalism through anti-Islamic rhetoric, accusing Muslim men of attempting to change India’s demographics by encouraging lynching of Muslims in BJP controlled states. His aim is to expand the notion of Hindutva and further isolate the Muslim population within India and other regions. Targeting Kashmir is a crucial part of his strategy.