Hindu Janajagruti Samiti organized a rally demanding the deportation of alleged Bangladeshi ‘infiltrators.’ Participants chanted slogans such as “Boycott Bangladeshi ‘infiltrators’ economically” and variations of “Bangladeshi hatao, Bharat bachao” (Remove Bangladeshis, Save India).
At the Deport Bangladeshis Protest and March, organized by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, the group’s Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh convener, Sunil Ghanwant, spread fear and demonized alleged ‘Bangladeshi infiltrators’ and ‘Rohingya infiltrators.’ He claimed that thousands of these ‘infiltrators’ were present in Maharashtra, causing social and economic strain.