Security key issue for Muslims in India’s 2019 election
Photo: A member of election staff pastes a tag on an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) at a distribution centre ahead of India's general election, in Ahmedabad, India, March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave
As alleged hate crimes and ‘cow vigilantism’ increase in the Hindu-dominated country, Muslims seek to return politics to the pre-2014 level of secularity
As India undertakes the world’s biggest democratic exercise of franchise, the country’s 172 million Muslims, who account for 14 per cent of the country’s 1.3 billion population, are expected to play a decisive role in electing a new federal government.
Polling opened on April 11 and will be held in seven phases until May 19, with results to be announced on May 23.
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Syed Ameen Kader, White Paper Media