“Nepal is under the growing threat of Islamic communalism”, Organiser, October 1, 2023:

“At the end of August this year, the peace locality of Dharan in eastern Nepal. Dharan is situated in Sunsari District of Koshi Province which is the third most populous city in Eastern Nepal having 95 per cent population from the Omkar family in its Hindu roots and less than 5 per cent others out of which hardly 2 per cent are Muslims.

However, the Muslim population in Nepal has crossed 5 per cent mark ( Hinduism-81.34 per cent, Buddhism-9.04 per cent, Islam- 4.39 per cent, and Kirat- 3.04 per cent, Christanity-1.41 per cent etc. as per 2011 Census) and started to claim their Islamic share in every sphere of life in a motive to grab the social, political and economical power.

Now, only 2 per cent of Muslims in Dharan created a situation for which Nepal administration and police had to impose strict restrictions in the city and outskirts to neutralise communal tension…..”

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