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[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 109 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The bus driver killed himself after losing his job, I think the headline missed the lead of the story.

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

Looks like they didn't consider it worth mentioning 😕

[–] Hooverx@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

that's tbh a private issue

someone's suicide shouldn't be political

[–] Haagel@lemmings.world 72 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It reflects the inevitable result of Modi's extremism. He has been prime minister for too long.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Modi has become a scumbag of epic proportions.

[–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Always has been. Look up the 2002 Gujarat pogrom.

[–] Hooverx@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

well, yeah, dude has basically no challenge to his position

[–] Hooverx@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

but he's going to win the next election anyway

[–] BustinJiber@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago

It reflects the religious screaming about "religious freedom" only to the secular while not allowing even a thought about it when it comes to any other religion.

[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

India came so close, but it's clear they're moving backwards.

Oh well.

[–] Hooverx@lemm.ee -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] chitak166@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

This isn't a democracy issue; it's a cultural one.

[–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is a fairly stupid headline. There are laws which require Muslims to prove their heritage and that they are legally residents, and no one else. There's police brutality against Muslims and their homes are destroyed. High ranking leaders talk about how Muslims are like rats and roaches spreading disease and requiring extermination. These leaders are part of Modi's Hindu nationalist party.

The incident in this article doesn't reflect an "increasingly polarized India", it presents an extremely polarized India. Fascists are using the government to spread nationalism and religious zealotry, and persecute Muslims.

[–] Hooverx@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

article brings attention to the rising anti-Muslim sentiment encouraged by Modi's government

[–] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's behind a pay wall. What happened?

[–] bluey@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

https://www.outlookindia.com/national/up-bus-conductor-sacked-for-letting-muslim-passengers-dies-by-suicide-news-314484

Mohit, who was a conductor in UP Roadways was suspended earlier this year, for allegedly halting a Delhi-bound bus for two passengers to offer Namaz. The UPSRTC staff and his co-driver, a contractual staff, were suspended on June 5 for halting ‘Janrath’, an air-conditioned bus headed to Kaushambi from Bareilly.  

do read - https://monyet.cc/comment/4068760

[–] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks.

Also, oof. That's sad.

[–] auroraborealiz@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago
[–] people_are_cute@lemmy.sdf.org -5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

"Bus conductor fired after disrupting services by halting off designated stops" should be the headline.

Are they really supposed to allow abruptly halting public services for the whims of two passengers now? What the fuck is the department supposed to do, delay the buses and just ask the working passengers with time commitments to fuck off every time someone in the bus wants to pray?

This story is shite and the editors should be ashamed of making it a religion issue.

The bus department's decision was correct and not even remotely related to religion.

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Looking it up - Kaushambi to Bareilly, the route the bus was on, is a 5 hour drive. We're not talking about city buses with 2 minutes between each stop. Long distance routes like that generally give the driver the discretion to decide where and when to stop for toilet breaks, etc. Nobody is going to object to a break of a few minutes.

In other words, this would have been a perfectly normal rest break if not for the religious aspect. So no, the editors are not wrong.

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago

I can't be sure, but is Indian transportation that good with schedules?

You may argue that with such disruptions it will never be, but I would say that being on time was not a prerequisite in the first place