Why did the British government give billions of rupees for 40 lakh Muslims on the first day of Ramadan?
Ramadan 2024: The British government has decided to spend an additional fund of 117 million pounds for the safety of Muslims. This announcement has been made on the first day of Ramadan, this fund will be used to make security arrangements for Muslims.
The British government has announced an additional £117 million fund to fight Muslim hate.
At the beginning of the month of Ramadan, the British government has given a big gift to the Muslims of the country. The government has opened its treasury to protect against increasing Islamophobia and Muslim hate in Britain. The government statement said the United Kingdom would spend an additional 117 million pounds ($150m) to protect the Muslim community. The new funding, announced as the month of Ramadan begins, will be used to install CCTV cameras, alarms and fencing in mosques, Muslim schools and other Muslim centres.
The government has taken this step after the increase in cases of hatred against Muslims in Britain since the Gaza war. Let us tell you that 40 lakh Muslims live in Britain. MAMA, a group that monitors Muslim hate, found in its research that there has been a 335 percent increase in online attacks, physical attacks and other attacks on Muslims.
“There is no place for those who hate Muslims”
Britain’s Home Secretary James Cleverley said in a statement, “There is no place for anti-Muslim hatred in our society, and we will not allow abuses against British Muslims to be carried out in the name of events in the Middle East.” He also said that our Prime Minister has made it clear that we stand with the Muslims of Britain. We have released this fund at a time when it is most needed, this step shows that the British government is committed to the safety of Muslims.
Pressure on government
Recently, Conservative MLA Lee Anderson described London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Labor leader Keir Starmark as controlled by Islamists. After which it was protested all over Britain. Although PM Sunak called Anderson’s comments “unacceptable” and suspended him, his critics say the prime minister has not specifically condemned the Islamophobic comments. Apart from this, human rights organizations and Muslim organizations are also cornering the government on Sunak’s stand regarding the Gaza war.
