Delhi (CNN)The last remaining Muslim legislator in India's ruling Baratya Janata has resigned and is a minority There are no representatives from the community. Among 395 parliamentarians.
Minority Minister Muktar Abbas Nakvi resigned on Wednesday, one day before his term was due to end. The Indian Parliament has a total of nearly 800 members.
Naqvi's resignation occurs during periods of instability for the Hindu and Muslim communities in India. Religious tensions have increased in recent weeks following comments by Nupur Sharma, a BJP spokesperson who is currently suspended, about the Prophet Mohammed, who has been widely accused of being an Islamic hater.
India has about 200 million Muslims and has the third largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia and Pakistan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP came to power in 2014 and promised economic reform and development, but critics said his rise was the secular political foundation of the country. I was afraid that it could indicate a shift in ideology from to Hindu political foundations. state.
BJP has its roots in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a right-wing Hindu group that counts modi among its members, and is a Hindu ideology that seeks to define Indian culture according to Hindu values. Complies with.
Over the last eight years, several states run by BJP have imposed new legislation that critics are rooted in Hindu Tova's ideology. At the same time, reports of violence and hatred speeches against Muslims have become a hot topic nationwide.
Earlier this year, BJP-controlled southern Karnataka banned Muslim girls from wearing religious head scarves in their classrooms and challenged the state's Supreme Court decision. I urged you to.
In response, BJP said on its website that the party respects all religions.
"BJP strongly condemns the insults of all religious personalities of all religions."