APCR: Mapping First Year of Modi’s Third Government
A total of 947 hate crime incidents took place in the first year of Modi’s third regime. Of these 947 hate crimes, 345 were hate speeches and 602 were hate crimes.
Out of the 602 hate crimes, 173 involved physical violence targeted at minorities. In 25 of these, the victim died. All victims were Muslims. The incidents of the year also affected 25 Hindu individuals. While not the main victims or targets of the hate crime, their presence at the scene resulted in direct harm to their person or property. Here, Hindu women were more affected than Hindu men.
Out of the 345 hate speeches made in the year, 178 were made by individuals associated with the BJP.
BJP-ruled states are more prone to incidents of hate crime. So are the states where election campaigns are ongoing. Earlier data had
limited the assumption of this occurring only during elections for the parliament and the legislative assembly. But this report reveals that local elections could also become the loci of hate crime incidents, particularly hate speeches, as was revealed during the election for the Local Councillor in Uttarakhand.
