Hannah Ellis-Petersen experiences from Uttarakhand, which gives a glimpse into what the longer term would possibly seem like if the BJP retains its energy in nationwide elections
“One of the crucial important components of Modi’s rule is how his Hindu nationalist politics has reshaped the nation,” the Guardian’s south Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen tells Michael Safi. “Uttarakhand is a state the place I feel we’ve seen the actual penalties of that narrative play out.”
Hannah explains how non secular tensions have been stoked within the state of Uttarakhand by means of conspiracy theories, political rhetoric and the destruction of Muslim shrines and tombs. We hear in regards to the rising violence towards the Muslim minority within the space and why this election is a regarding time for them within the state.
