337 murders were committed by right wingers, 4% murders were committed by left wing extremists.

During the mid-term election campaign in the United States, the house of the Speaker of the US Parliament, Nancy Peloni, was attacked in San Francisco. Her husband Paul Pelosi was attacked with a hammer which left him with severe head injuries. The attacker came to kill Nancy but she was not at home. The number of political attacks in America is increasing rapidly.

Democratic and Republican lawmakers have faced recent attacks. A study conducted by the Anti-Defamation League found that over 450 political assassinations have occurred in the past decade. 75% of them i.e. 337 murders were committed by right wingers, 4% murders were committed by left wing extremists.

Cases of threats have tripled in 4 years

According to statistics from the United States Capitol Police, there were 3,939 cases of death threats against members of Congress in 2017. The number of these attacks almost tripled to 9,625 in 2021. Every year since 2017, cases of threats against members of Congress have increased.

8 lakh increase in the security budget of Congress members

In July, US police increased their security budget in response to increasing attacks on members of Congress. 8.23 lakh for the security of each member of Congress. is added. Congress has 435 members. He goes from his home to the capital Washington. They are accompanied by a 24 hour security guard.

1800 cases of intimidation have been reported in just 3 months

This year also there has been an increase in cases of death threats against Congress members. In the first 3 months of 2022 i.e. January, February and March, the US capital police have registered more than 1800 such cases. Experts believe that one of the major reasons for this is the inflammatory speeches of the leaders.

surrounded the Republicans

After the attack on Pelosi, the inflammatory speeches of the Republican leaders have started to be protested again. Republican member Adam Kinzinger surrounded his party and said the attack was part of an election conspiracy. Every member of Congress should criticize him.