A Delhi communal hate episode experienced by 26-year-old Midhat Samra has reignited discussions about everyday discrimination faced by religious minorities. On 27th May, a day before Eid Al Adha, Midhat, along with her parents, took an Uber cab to Delhi airport, unaware of what lay ahead—her first encounter of communal hate.
The sequence of the incidents started when while loading her luggage, she informed the Uber driver that she would be getting out at Hauz Khas metro station while her parents would continue the ride till Delhi airport—a request that is normal for Uber services.
“I told him I would get off at Hauz Khas Metro Station and that my parents would continue to the airport. The driver didn’t say anything or refuse at the time.” Midhat told FoEJ Media.
“Everything seemed normal, and I was talking to my parents on the way. When we reached Hauz Khas, I asked the driver to stop, but instead he continued driving onto the flyover and only stopped some distance ahead,” Midhat told FoEJ Media.
“I said, ‘I told you to stop at the metro station, not here.’ After that, he began arguing with me,” she added.
As the situation snowballed and the driver turned aggressive, Midhat decided to pay the driver an extra amount, but to her surprise, the situation escalated further—unleashing the first communal hatred of her life.
“I felt things were getting out of control, so I said I would pay him extra. But he cancelled the ride right then and there and told me to get out at that spot,” she told FoEJ Media.
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