An overtly Islamophobic requirement has been introduced for Indian restaurants

The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has introduced a requirement for restaurants to display the names of all employees in a prominent place. This serves to make Muslims easy targets in the conflicts that often occur between religious communities. Some restaurants think about the safety of Muslim employees and are forced to fire them.

The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has introduced a new requirement for restaurants to become open targets for Islamophobes. Now catering establishments are obliged to place the names of their employees in the form of a complete list in a place visible to the public.

In India, people's names and surnames clearly indicate a person's belonging to a certain religion. Restaurant owners in Uttar Pradesh say they have been forced to fire Muslim workers because of the new rules, reports Islam . News site based on The Guardian publication.

Muslim Rafiq, a 45-year-old owner of a roadside restaurant in Muzaffarnagar, said he was forced to fire four Muslim brothers from the establishment after police demanded he write down the names of all the workers.

"I had to fire my Muslim employees because I was worried about their safety after this order," he said . we are easily persecuted."

According to Rafiq and other businessmen, the measure is part of the policy of economic boycott of Muslims by the nationalist government of Yogi Adityanath, which promotes the ideas of radical Hinduism.