At the Shankhnad Mahotsav, organised by Sanatan Sanstha in association with the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, multiple speakers delivered communal and exclusionary speeches.
Rahul Dewan spread the conspiracy of “love jihad”, praised “bulldozer justice”, promoted excluding Muslims even from menial jobs, fearmongered about the “Islamification” of India, urged Hindus to become “offensive” rather than defensive, and called for large-scale “ghar wapsi”.
Sudarshan News editor-in-chief Suresh Chavhanke demonised Muslims and led a call urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to exclude Muslims from government welfare schemes.
Kuru Tai, Deputy Director at the Bamboo Resources and Development Agency, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, called for Bangladeshis and Rohingyas to be thrown out and claimed that the youth of Arunachal Pradesh were sufficient to “finish” them and Christian missionaries.
Sree Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik called for the “reclaiming” of the Baba Budan Dargah, falsely claimed it was a temple that had been “Islamified”, alleged the area was filled with mazars, mosques, and beef shops, and said Friday prayers at the dargah would be stopped within a year.