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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Kaushik Raj

Indian Muslims in Haryana face calls for economic boycott after violence

Tensions are high after mobs torched Muslim-owned shops, a mosque, and killed an imam in northern Haryana state [Vinay Gupta/EPA]

New Delhi, India – Hindu far-right organisations have called for an economic boycott of Muslim businesses and keeping Muslims out of villages after deadly communal violence broke out in India’s Haryana state.

Sectarian clashes erupted in Nuh district on July 31 after a religious procession by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad organisation reportedly came under attack, killing six people including two security guards.

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