BJP leader threatens Muslim shop owners, seeks economic apartheid
In Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suneeta Sharma sought economic apartheid by declaring Muslim-owned shops would not be allowed to operate in “Hindu areas.” She also threatened Muslim shop owners to leave their stores immediately, threatening that she was “ready to attack” if needed.
Hindu militant leader praises Netanyahu, boasts about slaughter of Muslims in 2002
Hindu militant leader Pravin Togadia glorified the 2002 Gujarat pogrom, during which nearly 2,000 Muslims were butchered, burned alive, and raped, by calling it a “war strategy” by him against Muslims. In a speech, Togadia boasted that Hindu militants had “cleaned up” Muslims from 5,000 villages as “revenge” for the killing of 57 Hindus in the Godhra train incident.
Praising Israel’s genocide in Gaza, he added, “If Hindus were awakened in every village and town, hundreds of leaders like Netanyahu would emerge.”
Militants force Muslim youth to chant Hindu slogans
In Karnataka, Hindu militant group members were caught on video forcing Muslim youths to chant “Jai Shri Ram,” or “Glory to Lord Ram,” during a procession for a Hindu holiday. The police have filed a case against at least eight individuals in connection with the incident.