Hyderabad, July 4 -- UMAR GAUTAM is the latest victim of Islamophobia in our country. Last year, it was Tablighi Jamaat through which the entire Muslim community was demonised and an effort was made to create an impression that the Muslims were responsible for spreading the deadly coronavirus in the country. It helped the government divert attention from its failure to tackle corona-related emergencies including the migrant crisis. However, the notorious campaign fizzled out with court after court trashing the claim as untrue and malicious.

But we have learnt no lesson.

Once again we are faced with a similar situation. Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh has miserably failed in governance, especially managing the health ...