Pravin Togadia, founder and president of AHP–Rashtriya Bajrang Dal, addressed a gathering and glorified the demolition of the Babri Masjid, asserting that they did not care about the law or permissions. He boasted of issuing threats of violence against anyone who opposed the Ram Mandir construction, saying that they had declared, “we will step on their chest and build the temple.” He praised the karseva movement, portraying it as a unifying Hindu effort for a “dharma yudh.” He further claimed that November 9 was chosen, based on the Hindu calendar, not for peaceful negotiation but for a “war” inspired by the Mahabharata.