Khasis under eviction threat
Reportedly, the life of the Khasi people living in Meghatila village in Kulaura upazila is getting harder as they are constantly threatened of being evicted from their homes, or attacked by local Bengalis. What is worse, they say, is that chairmen and local leaders are not only indifferent to their sufferings, but are actually encouraging people to create instability.
With the recent murder of a member of their community, their fear has only gotten worse. This is severely impeding on their daily lives as students and teachers cannot attend classes and SSC candidates feel afraid to even attend their examinations. Whereas one would expect the local Bengalis to come to their aid, when criminals are apprehended, they in fact, lobby the administration to let them off scot-free.
This has, unfortunately, become a recurring theme recently as more and more minority groups across the country face similar threats and lack any form of security. But as people become more intolerant towards minority communities and our administrative mechanisms fail them even more tragically, what does it say about our society and the state of governance in our country in general? Why is the administration not taking any pre-emptive action to protect these groups? And why are local Bengalis becoming so aggressive?
To protect minority groups, uphold the rule of law and save any form of civility, law enforcement agencies and the government must do more to protect minority groups. Local government administrations too, must work for peace and security, through dialogue and inclusivity.
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