At a public event organized by the Navonmesh Foundation, BJP leader and Supreme Court lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay delivered an anti-Muslim speech propagating numerous conspiracies, including ‘love jihad,’ ‘drug jihad,’ ‘infiltration jihad,’ ‘dharmantran jihad,’ ‘population jihad,’ ‘land jihad,’ and ‘property jihad.’ Upadhyay also fear mongered about alleged infiltrators in Delhi and warned of a supposed demographic shift.
Far-right monk Swami Dipankar delivered an anti-Muslim speech laced with dog whistles and false claims. He questioned Hyderabad’s identity as part of India, fear mongered about Rohingyas and alleged “infiltration”.
BJP politician Kapil Mishra delivered an anti-Muslim speech. Mishra propagated the conspiracy of ‘love jihad’ and demonized halal practices, falsely claiming they fund terrorism.