During a Gau Samman Samaroh in Rishikesh, far-right monk Yati Narsinghanand Giri delivered a speech calling for a “war” in the name of cow protection. He alleged that the Muslim population would soon outnumber Hindus and warned that this would lead to cows being slaughtered in places like Rishikesh and Haridwar. He urged people to “stand to eliminate Muslims,” declared that “Islam won’t spare you,” and referenced the arrest of Gautam Khattar for hate speech as a warning of an alleged threat to Sanatan. He claimed that UGC laws against caste based discrimination were being used to “end Sanatan,” framed the situation as a “dharam yudh,” and told attendees that only those who support the fighters would survive, warning that otherwise “everything will end.”