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From Words to Bulldozers: How a Chief Minister’s rhetoric triggered and normalised punitive policing in Bareilly
Following the “I Love Muhammad” controversy in September 2025, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath’s public warnings—using phrases like “chedhoge to chodenge nahi” and “denting and painting must be done”—were swiftly mirrored by mass arrests, property demolitions, and internet shutdowns, raising urgent questions about legality, proportionality, and the social impact of executive speech
The changing anatomy of hate speech and communal violence
The executive, the Government, instantly decides who the culprits are and delivers immediate judgment where the houses of minority community are bulldozed
Karnataka: Court directs FIR against hate-monger, Chandru Moger
Dismissing the police’s non-cognisable document, the court called for an investigation into the hate speech by the HJS Coordinator, Monger who had made vile statements against Muslims
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Hate offender Bajrang Muni Das finally arrested 11 days after making rape threats
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Supreme Court directs Uttarakhand Govt to file status report on FIRs in ‘Dharam Sansad’ meet
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Did Kapil Mishra’s Ram Navami speech incite communal violence, demolition drive in Khargone?
Stirring up communal divisions in the region, Mishra made a speech on Ram Navami about entering homes of "Moosas" and telling Hindus that the tragedies in Kashmir cannot be repeated
Sheath the swords, while there is still time!
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Bajrang Muni Das openly threatens Muslim women with sexual assault
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