NEW DELHI - Hindutva leaders in different parts of India are fanning the flames of communal discord through inflammatory speeches and divisive agendas, according to the website of Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), a Human Rights movement dedicated to upholding and defending the freedom and constitutional rights of all Indians.
These instances highlight the growing concern surrounding hate speeches and the propagation of anti-Muslim conspiracy theories. That such propagandist hate speech is being generated with regular frequencies across the country when elections are due in four states in 2023 and the general elections next year, in 2023, tells its own sordid tale.
Far-right leader Kajal Shingla recently delivered a hate speech targeting Muslims in Lalpur, Jamnagar. Speaking at an event organized by the Hindu Sena, Shingla indulged in fear-mongering and propagated anti-Muslim conspiracy theories.
Her divisive rhetoric adds to the escalating communal tensions within the region. The video was posted online on August 13, 2023. “Hindus should organise themselves. Rohingyan Muslims and Bangladeshi immigrants are here to destroy us,” she said in speech.
Thereafter, she made a “plea” to financially boycott Muslims. “The money given to Muslims is contribution to terrorists”, she reiterated. She “blamed Muslims” for communal disturbances in Mewat. She alleged that Muslims pelted stones against the Shobha Yatra.
The police reports rejected this claim and are yet to verify the sources. A video surfaced on Twitter on 13th August, 20023 in which Acharya Azad Singh Arya, the leader of the Haryana Gau Raksha Dal, can be seen taking to the stage at a Hindu Mahapanchayat in Pondri Village, Palwal.
His provocative speech targeted Muslims in Mewat and called on Hindus to arm themselves with rifles instead of revolvers.
