Union Minister booked for hate speech, claimed bomb blast in Kerala related to pro-Palestine protests

Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a prominent member of the rightwing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was booked for hate speech after spreading the false claim that Muslims protesting Israel’s slaughter of Palestinians were responsible for a recent bomb blast targeting Jehovah’s Witnesses in Kerala. The blast was orchestrated by a former Jehovah’s Witness.  

“Sitting in Delhi and protesting against Israel when in Kerala open calls by Terrorist Hamas for Jihad is causing attacks and bomb blasts on innocent Christians,” Chandrasekhar posted on X, insinuating that Muslims were responsible for the attack.

4 detained after waving Palestinian flag during World Cup cricket match in Kolkata

Amid Israel’s ongoing slaughter of Palestinian civilians, four people were detained for waving the Palestinian flag during a World Cup cricket match held in Kolkata, West Bengal. All four of the individuals are Indians. 

Rightwing Hindu Indians, meanwhile, have faced no legal action for openly supporting and praising Israel despite the genocidal levels of violence against civilians. 

Hindu extremist cow vigilantes beat Muslim men for transporting cattle

A video filmed in Betul, Madhya Pradesh shows Hindu extremist cow vigilantes manhandling and forcibly filming Muslim men after they’ve been beaten. The men were attacked for driving a truck transporting cattle. 

The extremists were affiliated with the Hindu extremist group Rashtriya Hindu Sena.