IAMC’s second quarterly report for 2024 details the ongoing violence and persecution against India’s religious minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu supremacist government was elected for a third term in June 2024. 

The report highlights the weaponization of anti-minority hate speech and propaganda by Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to polarize voters. In addition to controlling the mainstream media, the Modi regime abused government agencies to jail opposition leaders, suppress Muslim voters, and make anti-Muslim hate speeches in clear violation of Indian election laws, which prohibits communal speeches as a means to win votes. 

During and after elections, violence against minorities continued at both an individual and structural level. The weeks immediately after the beginning of Modi’s third term saw a series of anti-Muslim mob lynchings across the country. Punitive demolitions, discriminatory policies, arbitrary detentions, online censorship, and police brutality also continued unabated. IAMC’s recommendations to address these deeply concerning issues are included.