During the Sanatan Hindu Ekta Padyatra, Dhirendra Shastri declared that “Bharat belongs to Sanatanis and will always remain so,” adding that there are some “tanatani” in the country who will have to be driven out. He criticised madrasa education, alleging that it breeds terrorism. Shastri claimed that Muslim children should be taught to become “like Abdul Kalam and not terrorists.” He warned that if there are no reforms in their “education policy and madrasa system,” which he alleged teaches terrorism, then a time will come when they will “not be allowed to stay here,” and their future generations will also be forced to leave “by 100 crore Hindus and by the Constitution and the law.” He compared the situation to the displacement of Kashmiri Pandits and Hindus in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Mauritius, and Fiji, claiming they were forced to flee and came to India, adding that if “bomb blasts” continue and temples are not safe, people will have nowhere to go. He spoke about the planned mass mobilisation on November 16. He said that those “religious extremist groups” in Mathura, responsible for “stones kept by foreign invaders,” would be “shaken,” and that this is only possible when Hindus unite. He warned that if Hindus do not “awaken,” incidents like the Delhi blast could occur “in every locality.” Maruti Nandan Bagish Maharaj also spoke at the event, stating that “today’s Hindu has awakened,” and that a “Hindu Rashtra has already been formed, only the declaration is pending.” He added that if Sanatan Dharma is harmed, those who hold shashtra (scriptures) can also take up shastra (weapons). Later, Gauridas Maharaj made a similar claim that India “has already become a Hindu Rashtra,” and only its formal announcement remains.