Amnesty India on Thursday slammed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for inaugurating a JCB factory in Gujarat, just a day after bulldozers made by the company were used for demolitions at the violence-hit Jahangirpuri in Delhi. Terming the move as “ignorant”, the group called on the United Kingdom government not to remain silent.
In a series of tweets, Amnesty India said: “In the backdrop of Municipal Corporation of Delhi using JCB bulldozers to raze down shops of Muslims in Northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri yesterday, U.K. Prime Minister's inauguration of a JCB factory in Gujarat is not only ignorant but his silence on the incident is deafening.”
The rights group said the U.K. government “must not remain a mute bystander” as Indian authorities clamped down on human rights. “It must bring human rights to the discussion table. India cannot wait another day for justice,” Amnesty India said.
