Campaign against lynching gathers steam

If not now, then when? That unequivocal call to action stirred thousands of citizens. They took to the streets on 28 June to register their protest against the mob violence being perpetrated against minorities across the country in the name of cow protection. A pivotal part of a Facebook post by independent filmmaker, researcher and writer Saba Dewan, the rhetorical question was triggered by the killing of teenager Hafiz Junaid on a Mathura-bound train.

The appeal went viral and culminated in the countrywide ‘Not in My Name’ campaign. Carrying placards proclaiming “Say no to hatred&rdquo. . .

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