New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) officials have consistently made statements targeting the Muslim population of the nation during election rallies, public gatherings and across social media platforms. In this regard, the social media account of the BJP in Delhi has recently garnered attention. Amid the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) process taking place in various states and Union territories, including the capital, the Delhi BJP has been accused of sharing Islamophobic content under the pretence of this process.
On December 1, a post from the Delhi BJP’s X account shared a graphic portraying opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Akhilesh Yadav and Mamata Banerjee in Muslim attire. The graphic, designed like a movie poster, is titled “Ghuspaithiyon ke Bhaijaan [Brothers of Infiltrators]”.
The caption of the post states: “Those most annoyed by the SIR are these sympathisers of infiltrators.”
In this post, the BJP seems to be suggesting that opposition leaders who are against the SIR are purportedly supporters of “infiltrators”. The post employs Muslim identity and symbols to refer to “infiltrators”.
This story was originally published in thewire.in. Read the full story here.