The trigger for the riots, the worst sectarian violence in the Indian capital in decades, was a citizenship law introduced last year that critics say marginalises India's Muslim minority. Most Hindu residents in the district are now boycotting Muslim workers, affecting everyone from cooks and cleaners to mechanics and fruit sellers, he said. "We have proof to show that Muslims started the violence, and now they are blaming it on us," Dhingra said. Reuters also spoke with about 30 Muslims, most of whom said that Hindus had decided to stop working with them. Hasan Sheikh, a tailor who has stitched clothing for Hindu and Muslim women for over 40 years, said Hindu customers came to collect their unstitched clothes after the riots.

Source: bd News24 March 16, 2020 04:07 UTC