MUSLIM groups in Trinidad and Tobago are calling on the government to address the issue of Muslim discrimination and prejudice in India with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he visits this country on July 3 and 4.

In a release on July 2, the Islamic Da’wah Movement said in India, there are 200 million Muslims, who have often faced discrimination, prejudice, and violence, despite constitutional protections, since India’s independence.

“Experts say anti-Muslim sentiments have heightened under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP government has pushed controversial policies that critics say explicitly ignore Muslims’ rights, restrict religious freedoms, and are intended to disenfranchise millions of Muslims.”