JAIPUR: Muslim leaders have expressed concern over the growing hate crime cases against their community. The lynching of Rakbar Khan , allegedly for carrying cows for slaughter in Alwar , has invited sharp reaction from the community's social, religious and political leaders.Qari Moinuddin, head of Rajasthan Muslim Forum has held Raje government responsible for the hate crimes in the state. "Pehlu, Afrazul and Rakbar were all killed in broad daylight in a democratic republic by mob. It is repeatedly happening due to no fear of rule of law," said Moinuddin.Member of All India Muslim Personnel Law Board, Yasmeen Farooqui has asked PM Narendra Modi to show his kindness for the Muslim widows whose husbands were mercilessly killed by the Gau Rakshaks. "Modiji is only worried for those Muslim women who were victims of triple talaq but not interested to even mention those women whose life has been destroyed because of cow vigilantes, most of them are affiliated to BJP and its constituent wings," said Farooqui.The sense of fear in the community with the repeated cases of hate crimes is so high that those with beard or wearing any symbol that signifies their religion prefer not to carry any eatables. Naim Rabbani of Helping Hand Foundation shares that silence of state on such incidents has rendered a strong message to the community that the lynch mob enjoys support of the government. "The statements by the BJP lawmakers endorsing mob lynching like the felicitation of Gau Rakshaks by central minister Jayant Sinha has aggravated the fear among Muslims," said Rabbani.The silence of Muslim political leaders, except few across the parties is also angering the community. Leaders like cabinet minister Yunus Khan, former cabinet minister AA Khan and other leaders' silence on the issue has not gone down well with the community.Asrar Ahmed Khan, former Dargah Committee of Ajmer Chairman and Congress leader from Dungarpur has asked the community members to use democratic means to stand against the spate in hate crimes against them. "Despite PM Modi warning Gau Rakshaks, violence by them has not stopped. The community has to push for stricter laws to curb this menace," said Khan.

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