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Hate Has No Place in Elections: CJP moves State EC against BJP MP Ashwini Choubey’s communal speech

In Bhagalpur’s Pirpainti, the senior BJP leader urged “Muslim brothers” to reduce their population and referred to “infiltrators,” breaching the Model Code of Conduct and constitutional values

UN calls to end Hate Speech Now

"But we are far from powerless in the face of hate speech. We can and must raise awareness about its dangers, and work to prevent and end it in all its forms." - UN Secretary-General António Guterres

Savarkar’s grandson calls for trade boycott of Muslims: HJS, GOA

Ranjit Savarkar, grandson of Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, on Friday, June 16 called for an economic boycott of the Muslim community and exhorted Hindus to carry out “only Hindu-to-Hindu” trade. He was an invitee and speaker at the inauguration of a six-day ‘Vaishvik Hindu Rashtra Mahotsav’ being held in Goa.

CJP complains against Suresh Chavhanke for Sangamner hate speech

Chavhanke has made several baseless claims and attempted to provoke Muslim women to marry Hindu men; the complaint has been sent to SP Ahmednagar and Police Inspector

Surat: Kajal Hindustani again indulges in hate speech, despite 3 FIRs

Kajal has three FIRs against her, two in Maharashtra and one in Gir Somnath, Gujarat. She was even arrested in Gujarat and then granted bail soon after in April

Twitter suspends filmmaker Ashoke Pandits account for issuing threats to Raghuram Rajan

Pandit is the Producer of the film ’72 hoorain’ (72 angels) which is an addition to the long line of anti-Muslim propaganda movies being released in India

File a criminal case against Vikram Pavaskar, Shiv Pratisthan Hindustan demand citizens and social organisations

While delivering a memorandum to Police Inspector Shashikant Chavan of Islampur police station, Dhanaji Gurav, B. G. Patil, Digvijay Patil, Shakir Tamboli, Shahaji Patil demanded the investigation and prosecution of Vikram Pavaskar and Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan

Himanta Biswa Sarma warns of overuse of fertilisers, calls it “Fertiliser Jihad”

Assam CM targets the Bengali Muslim community again, calls overuse of fertilisers a “sinister plan to attack the health of people”

Terror accused BJP MP Pragya Thakur delivers hate speech in Bhopal, recalls her role in demolition of Babri Masjid

She also raised a derogatory and violence provoking slogan as the audience cheered

Kalicharan inciteful speech in Pune; Police lack willingness to act

He tried to incite people to take up violence against “invaders”

‘Aurangzeb ki auladen ‘, a term for Indian Muslims or high caste Hindus?

Tyrannical as the rule of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb may have been, when he targeted Sufis, Shia Muslims and Hindus alike, its stability and that of the entire Mughal Dynasty depended on the political and social support of privileged (high) caste Hindus

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Hate Has No Place in Elections: CJP moves State EC against BJP MP Ashwini Choubey’s communal speech

In Bhagalpur’s Pirpainti, the senior BJP leader urged “Muslim brothers” to reduce their population and referred to “infiltrators,” breaching the Model Code of Conduct and constitutional values

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