At a Chhath Puja Mahotsav event, far-right monk Mahant Raju Das urged attendees to become “kattar” (radical) to protect dharma, saying that safeguarding religion ensures the safety of their culture, legacy, and borders. He invoked the Partition, claiming that those who refused to coexist and called idol-worshippers kafir and believed that killing them would earn 72 hoors in heaven were the ones who demanded division. He contrasted this with Hindus, who, he said, allowed Muslims to stay in India, while alleging that Hindus in Pakistan were “slaughtered” and forced to flee.