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Hindutva Watch is a media & research initiative to track and document hate crimes and hate speeches targeting India’s religious minorities.
Joined November 2019
Location: Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh Date: December 3 Authorities carried out a demolition drive against properties linked to a close aide of cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza, president of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC), accused of inciting the Bareilly Clash back in September,
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Location: Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh Date: November 29 Taro Sonam Liyak, president of the Arunachal Pradesh Indigenous Youth Organization (APIYO), along with his team, confronted those operating the mosque and demanded to see the documents, claiming the structure to be an
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Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan Date: November 18 At a Sant Samman Samaroh organised by the Pitamah Foundation, BJP MLA Balamukund Acharya declared that idols of their gods would be “reinstated” at Krishna Janmabhoomi and Kashi Vishwanath, and further claimed that idols would be
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Location: Karala, Delhi Date: November 30 At the Rajeev Dixit Birth Anniversary – Swadeshi Diwas event organised by Arya Samaj, far-right news editor and Sudarshan News chief Suresh Chavhanke claimed that India would be “Islamised” within the next ten years. He called Mohammed
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Location: Bali, Pali, Rajasthan Date: December 2 Pravin Togadia, founder and president of AHP–Rashtriya Bajrang Dal, speaking at the Virat Hindu Sammelan, glorified the karseva movement and celebrated the demolition of the Babri Masjid. He claimed that they had chosen November
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Location: Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh Date: November 30 During a Shourya Yatra organised by the VHP–Bajrang Dal, leader Rajesh Kumar spoke against the idea of communal brotherhood, declaring that Muslims would be considered their brothers only if they considered Bharat as their
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Location: Srinagapatna, Mandya, Karnataka Date: December 3 Participants in the Hanuman Mala Sankeerthana Yatra, organised by the Hindu Jagran Vedike (HJV), attempted to storm the Jama Masjid when the rally halted in front of it to perform keertan. They had been asserting that
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Location: Vasai, Palghar, Maharashtra Date: August 10 At the Jagar Matrashakti Event organised by Mahila Suraksha & Samman Samiti Vasai, far-right influencer Kajal Hindustani claimed, “Chaddarwale and fatherwale are converting Hindus.” She spread the conspiracies of ‘love
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Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat Date: November 26 Authorities demolished the Balapir Dargah, alleging it was an illegal encroachment and stating that the land would be used for a highway expansion project. They said the action was kept secret to prevent protests or conflict. This
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Location: Nalbari, Assam Date: December 2 VHP–Bajrang Dal members raided construction sites and threatened Muslim workers, declaring that “no Miya will be allowed to work in Nalbari.” They also warned employers, accusing them of protecting “Miyas,” and told them they would
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Location: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Date: December 1 At a Matri Shakti Seminar organized by the Bharat Bhakti Trust, speaker Kumkum Gupta promoted the anti-Muslim conspiracy theories of “love jihad” and forced religious conversion. She claimed that women ignore warnings and later
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Location: Kanhan, Nagpur, Maharashtra Date: December 1 At a Prachar Sabha held as part of the municipal election campaign for BJP candidate Rajendra Madhukar Rao Shendre, BJP leader Navneet Rana promoted violence against those who support Pakistan or speak against Hinduism. She
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Location: New Delhi Date: November 30 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta promoted the anti-Muslim conspiracy theories of “love jihad” and forced religious conversion, alleging that Hindu women are being deceived and trapped, citing the example of the movie The Kerala Story. She
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Location: Bhilai, Chhattisgarh Date: November 29 At an Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad–Rashtriya Bajrang Dal event, founder Pravin Togadia boasted about planning the demolition of the Babri Masjid in advance and described how karsevaks destroyed the structure, claiming they even
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Location: Jatani, Khurdha, Odisha Date: November 25 Utkal Bhartiya Sramik Sangathan members held a rally with the slogan “Bangladeshi hatao, jeevika banchao” (“Remove Bangladeshis, save livelihoods”). During the march, they chanted, “Worker brothers, unite! Remove Rohingyas and
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Location: Jalgaon, Maharashtra Date: November 27 At the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti’s Anti-‘Love Jihad’ Protest, organisers demanded that the Maharashtra Chief Minister pass an anti-‘love jihad’ law in the upcoming Winter Session. Speakers called for a law similar to those in other
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Location: Nerwa, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Date: November 27 Rakesh ‘Uttarakhandi’ Tomar, founder of far-right organisation Rudrasena, peddled the anti-Muslim conspiracy theory of “love jihad,” claiming that his organisation works against it and against cattle slaughter. He
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Location: Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh Date: November 30 A Muslim man was allegedly shot and seriously injured in a police encounter, reported as a road accident. According to the doctor, police brought him to the hospital claiming he was a “road accident victim,” but doctors
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Location: Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Date: November 30 Members of VHP-Bajrang Dal forcefully shut down meat stores and threatened the vendors.
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Location: Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh Date: November 28 Taro Sonam Liyak, president of the Arunachal Pradesh Indigenous Youth Organization (APIYO), along with his team, entered a mosque and demanded to see the mosque’s documents and claimed the large structure to be an illegal
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