Sunil Deodhar, BJP National Secretary, delivered an anti-Muslim and anti-Christian speech during a Virat Hindu Sammelan by Sakal Hindu Samaj. He falsely blamed Islam for Hindu women not being allowed to receive education 200 years ago, claiming that Islam teaches the kidnapping and s*xual assault of women from other faiths as part of “jihad.” He alleged that there is a “special seat reserved in heaven” for those who corrupt, convert, and turn Hindu women into “baby-producing factories.” He further claimed that practices such as child marriage, the prohibition of women’s education, ghunghat, and sati were influenced by Islam, asserting that these were adopted as protective measures against what he described as “violent demons.” He also claimed that the British did not come to rule for profit but to spread Christianity, referring to the colonial period as the “rule of Christians” rather than British rule. He declared that anyone living in India must chant “Vande Mataram,” and urged Hindus to prevent their daughters from befriending Muslims, alleging that Muslim men marry with the sole purpose of “jihad.” He called for weapons training for women. He also fearmongered over Muslim population, urging Hindus to have more children and claiming that Muslim population is increasing by tens of thousands in every constituency. He called on Hindus to buy products made only by Hindus.
At a Virat Hindu Sammelan, BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay claimed that “ghuspaithiya” (infiltrators) are making fake birth certificates in the country. He peddled the conspiracy theories of “love jihad,” “land jihad,” and religious conversion. He demanded an “Indian Naming Code” to change all places and roads named after erstwhile Muslim rulers at once, terming them a “sign of slavery.” He also demanded another code to survey all disputed religious sites. He questioned whether, if India could be declared secular during an emergency, another emergency could be declared to make the country a “Hindu Rashtra.” He also questioned the existence of madrasas and Christian missionary schools, claiming that madrasas are centres of jihad, separatism, religious conversion, and that they help “ghuspaithiya.” He also fearmongered over an alleged “demographic shift” and claimed that lakhs of acres of land are being encroached upon by the Waqf Board and Christian missionaries.