News - World: Major cities in India witnessed massive demonstrations in the last hours condemning the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the country.

New Delhi and Bombay witnessed angry protests against Mohammed bin Salman, calling for not receiving him in India and denouncing his horrific human rights violations and crimes in Yemen.

Recent media reports have reported the possibility of Mohammed bin Salman's visit to India after his participation in the G20 summit on November 15-16 in Bali, Indonesia.

According to media reports, Mohammed bin Salman is planning to visit New Delhi with the aim of discussing deepening cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia regarding energy, investment and security.

The possible visit of bin Salmann to India follows an invitation extended to him by Foreign Minister Subraniam Jaishankar last month. He also enjoys a close relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which helped strengthen the relationship between the two countries.

However, bin Salman's public reputation in India has been at its worst on several occasions, most recently during protests against his possible visit to the country.

The protesters refused to welcome the man responsible for killing thousands of children in Yemen and the region. They stressed that "everyone knows the true face of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Al Saud, which is responsible for extremism and terrorism."

“The military occupation of Yemen by Saudi Arabia must end,” said Maulana Enquilab Nuri, who organized the protest in Lucknow.

He added that the Saudi occupation betrayed the Yemenis and sold them, and now it is constantly exploiting the Yemeni people.

"We are here to say no to the murderer and war criminal bin Salman," one of the protesters said, 

Demonstrators called for an end to the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen that bin Salman launched in 2015.

Protesters described bin Salman as the world's most ruthless dictator. They criticized the Saudi-led military coalition, which includes the UAE, for launching "indiscriminate and disproportionate" air and ground campaigns in Yemen.

They also highlighted the Saudi-led coalition imposing repeated and intermittent blockades to prevent aid and commercial goods from entering the country.

The protesters criticized the official Saudi silence on attacks by Hindu nationalist extremists on Muslim mosques, and their attempt to rewrite India's history.

They considered this an abandonment by the Al Saud of the symbolic religious status that Saudi Arabia has enjoyed historically as the land of the Two Holy Mosques and is supposed to defend Muslims around the world.

Saudi Arabia, backed by the United States and regional allies, launched the war on Yemen in March 2015, with the claim of bringing the government of former Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi back to power.

The war has left hundreds of thousands of Yemenis dead, and displaced millions more. It has also destroyed Yemen’s infrastructure and spread famine and infectious diseases there.

 

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