At a Maharana Pratap Jayanti event, VHP–Bajrang Dal National Coordinator Kishan Prajapat derogatorily referred to Muslims as “Malechhas” and alleged that Hindu women and girls were becoming victims of “jihad.” He invoked Maharani Padmini’s jauhar (ritual self-immolation), claiming that “Malechhas” were spreading “poison” in society to target and exploit Hindu women.