At the Sakal Hindu Samaj event, BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar delivered anti-Christian hate speech; he called for violence against pastors and promised monetary rewards to attackers, saying, “Beat up whichever pastor comes to your village.” He spread the conspiracy of ‘love jihad’ and called Muslims “green snakes.”
Far-right leader and former MNS member Nitin Shinde demonised Christians and pastors; he spread fear about religious conversions and accused Christians of trapping Hindus.