Netresh Sharma gets forgotten for saving life from Islamic mob but ‘Muskan Khan’ becomes the face of resistance for shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’

A Hero and an anti India subversive

The reality of Hindus being victims does not hold much water against the trope of the 'Dara-Hua-Musalmaan' narrative efficiently peddled by forces hell-bent upon demeaning India as a totalitarian state.

The jarring image of a constable running through the narrow alleys of Karauli with a child in his hand, in a backdrop burning in Islamist violence appeared on Indian Twitter. The image of the constable Netresh Sharma rescuing a child was posted by Shamli SSP Sukirti Madhav Mishra, while praising the cop who had saved the lives of two other women that day. It sent shockwaves everywhere when people pondered how drastically things sparked after stones were hurled from households at a Hindu Rally in Karauli’s Muslim-dominated neighbourhood.

On April 2, when Hindus across the world were celebrating their new year, religious tensions broke in Rajasthan’s Karauli when a motorcycle rally marking Nav Samvatsar passed through a Muslim Neighbourhood. Incidentally, 42 people including cops were injured in the communal violence that broke out when stones were targetted at the rally conducted by Hindus. Amidst all of this, when houses and vehicles were set on fire, Policemen like Netresh Sharma came as heroes to rescue the victims who were grappled in the communal outpour.

The next day, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot called Sharma to congratulate him for his bravery. For this selfless act, in which he put his life in danger, Rajasthan Police decided to promote Netresh Sharma as a head constable. While Sharma rightfully received rounds of veneration on social media, his heroic persistence to save lives from Islamic mobs failed narrative setters in India to identify the superhero inside him. His recognition was restricted to certain nationalistic circles in India, while liberal media decided to look the other way. No graphics were made, interviews were published and op-eds were written to glorify him as a ‘symbol of resistance’.

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