Hindu extremists urges Hindus to kill all Palestine supporters
During a hate-filled campaign in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa, Hindu extremists leader Ashok Paliwal called on his audience to attack and kill supporters of Palestine. Members of Hindu supremacist groups then took to the streets, brandishing Israeli flags and threatening violence against anyone expressing solidarity with Palestine.
This hate campaign follows the arrests of several Muslim men in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Kashmir for waving the Palestinian flag at religious processions.
Businesses ordered to display names showing religious identity in Madhya Pradesh
Civic officials in Madhya Pradesh state have ordered small vendors, restaurants, hotels, and other businesses to “display their names” in front of their establishments as a way to show their religious identity, a move that civil society leaders have compared to apartheid and Nazism.
This came after the authorities issued similar directives in parts of BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand ahead of a Hindu religious procession.
Woman arrested for storing beef at home in Chhattisgarh
In Raipur, Chhattisgarh, police arrested a woman after local cow vigilante groups accused her of storing beef in her home.
In another incident, in Sirohi, Madhya Pradesh, cow vigilantes affiliated with the Hindu supremacist group Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad assaulted truck drivers, including Muslims, for transporting cattle. In Datia, Hindu militants from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad seized cattle from four tribal men and handed them over to police over allegations of cattle smuggling.
Federal minister Amit Shah refers to Muslims as “infiltrators”, promotes conspiracy theories
In Ranchi, Jharkhand, federal minister and BJP leader Amit Shah gave a hate speech promoting anti-Muslim conspiracy theories of “love jihad” and “land jihad.” He also repeatedly used the word “infiltrator,” referring to Muslims.
In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, at an event organized by Hindu supremacist groups, a far-right leader peddled the anti-Muslim conspiracy theory of “love jihad” and other hateful propaganda. The event was attended by BJP lawmaker Dinesh Sharma.
Ban on government employees associating with Hindu paramilitary group RSS lifted
The Indian government has lifted a decades-old ban on government employees associating with the violent Hindu paramilitary outfit, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and its activities.
The RSS was initially declared an unlawful organization in 1948 following the assassination of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi by Nathuram Godse, an RSS member. The ban was lifted later that year, but a fresh ban was imposed on government employees participating in RSS activities, citing concerns over the organization’s violent and supremacist nature.
