Ram said Sardari Lal and his brother Meena\/Kartar had worked at the sweets shops for several years and made a decent living that allowed them to support their families.<\/p>\n
He said other Muslims employees of the nearby shops discriminated against them and persecuted them. The shop owner was forced to think about their future at his establishment. \u201cThat was when the two brothers and their families decided to embrace Islam in order to keep their jobs and be secure,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Ram confirmed that 13 family members of Sardari Lal, 12 members of Meena\/ Kartar, their nephew Kans Raj\u2019s son Boota Ram along with three adults and several children of these families embraced Islam on May 14, 2010.<\/p>\n
He said that Sardari Lal\u2019s older brothers Hans Raj and Kans Raj remained Hindus. Hans Raj too has said that he might consider converting to save his job. He said that life was \u2018just easier if one was Muslim\u2019 and he wouldn\u2019t be discriminated against.<\/p>\n
Ram said that 14 Hindus of the Tapiala village had embraced Islam on May 17 because they were extremely poor and could not get jobs because no one would employ the large Hindu family.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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