At an event commemorating Sambhaji’s martyrdom, the speaker invoked history to fuel anti-Muslim sentiment. He referenced the Jizya tax, falsely claiming that Muslims spat in Hindus’ mouths during Aurangzeb’s rule. He asserted that Hindu beggars today are descendants of those forcibly converted by Aurangzeb. He also raked up Kashi and Mathura and demanded their ‘reclamation’.