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ISLAMABAD: A religious leader at a Hindu nationalist gathering in Indian Hyderabad called on parents to train their children in firearms and violence instead of traditional childhood education, according to on-ground reporting by Indian investigative outlet The News Minute. &quot;Stop teaching children &#39;Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.&#39; Teach them how to fire a gun and sword fighting. Don&#39;t send girl children to dance classes. Send them to martial arts classes. Send them to RSS shakas, Bajrang Dal&#39;s training centers,&quot; chief speaker Girdhar Swami Shastri told the gathering on Saturday, according to The News Minute. The statement was made at the Dharma Rakshana Sabha, organized by the Ganesh Utsav Committee, which is affiliated with the right-wing Hindu nationalist volunteer organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). &#39;Twist their necks&#39;The Jan. 24 event was held in Balapur, a location in Hyderabad that hosts a settlement of Rohingya Muslims who fled religious persecution in Myanmar. The Indian government does not categorize Rohingya Muslims as refugees and considers them &quot;illegal immigrants,&quot; as noted by The News Minute. The report noted how the chief speaker, Shastri, declared he would not step down from the dais until India became a &quot;Hindu Rashtra.&quot; He claimed Muslims enter countries &quot;either to convert or to behead&quot; non-Muslims. He urged Hindus to organize &quot;physically and militarily,&quot; stating: &quot;The Hindu society will not survive unless the community gets organized and starts responding to bricks with stones, sticks with swords and spears with pistol revolvers.&quot; The speech included direct exhortations to violence: &quot;If you see any Bangladeshi Muslim or a Rohingya Muslim, hold them by their neck, pin them on the ground and twist their necks,&quot; according to the report. Shastri also urged Hindu women to have more children, claiming that &quot;strength lies in numbers.&quot; He said children should be trained in violence. Scale of operationsAccording to the RSS Annual Report 2025, the organization operates over 73,000 daily shakhas (training branches) across India. The organization&#39;s educational arm, Vidya Bharati, operates schools enrolling 3.5 million children. Over 70% of new RSS members belong to the 14-25 age group. RSS ideology has also been integrated into formal education systems, according to Indian media reports. In late 2025, the Delhi government began introducing lessons on the history of the RSS and its founders into the public school curriculum under the &quot;Rashtraneeti&quot; (National Policy) program. In remote tribal areas, the organization operates thousands of &quot;Ekal Vidyalayas&quot; &mdash; one-teacher schools providing basic education while making Hindutva ideology compulsory curriculum, according to reports on the organization&#39;s educational activities. Academic research published in the Journal of South Asian Studies describes RSS shakha activities as including physical training with a &quot;lathi&quot; (bamboo staff), ideological instruction that reinterprets Indian history as a continuous struggle against Muslim &quot;invaders,&quot; and concluding with a Sanskrit prayer to the &quot;Motherland.&quot; The Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad, operates annual &quot;Shaurya Prasikshan Varg&quot; (Valour Training Camps), according to VHP official charter documents.&nbsp; BBC has documented some camps where training includes knives and firearms. In 2016, a video from an Ayodhya camp showed trainees &quot;fighting&quot; men dressed in traditional Muslim attire. Historical patternThe rhetoric calling for the militarization of Hindu youth dates to the founding of Hindu nationalist ideology, according to academic historical research. In 1923, V.D. Savarkar argued that only through &quot;rifle practice&quot; could Hindu youth assert dominance. In 1937, B.S. Moonje established the Bhonsala Military School in Nashik to train Hindu boys in military discipline. Human Rights Watch documented Bajrang Dal leaders in the 1990s calling for &quot;militarization&quot; of Hindu youth. In 2002, Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray publicly suggested Hindus needed &quot;suicide groups armed with bombs.&quot; Violence connectionsHuman Rights Watch and judicial commissions have documented connections between RSS/Bajrang Dal training and communal violence. HRW reports and tribunals found that Bajrang Dal and RSS members &quot;were most responsible&quot; for organized anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat 2002 that killed over 1,000 people. Witnesses reported that mobs used organized tactics similar to those in training drills, according to tribunal testimony. More than 600 incidents of violence against Christians were reported in 2024, with RSS and Bajrang Dal youth groups identified as primary aggressors, according to United Christian Forum and Human Rights Watch. A December 2025 New York Times investigation uncovered a network of over 400 hostels serving tribal youth that function as recruitment centers for Hindu nationalist mobilization. Legal enforcement gapIndia&#39;s Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, criminalizes recruitment of children by &quot;non-state self-styled militant groups&quot; with penalties up to seven years, according to the Act&#39;s provisions. However, RSS and Bajrang Dal successfully defend activities in court as &quot;cultural education&quot; protected under constitutional rights, according to legal analyses. According to India Hate Lab data, there were 1,318 verified hate speech events in India in 2025 &mdash; a 13% increase from 2024 and nearly double the 668 incidents in 2023. Almost 90% of events occurred in BJP-governed states, according to IHL analysis. The highest numbers were in Uttar Pradesh (266 events), Maharashtra (193), Madhya Pradesh (172), Uttarakhand (155), and Delhi (76). International concernThe United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued multiple statements in 2024-25 expressing alarm over &quot;incitement to violence&quot; targeting Muslims in India, according to official UN communications. For the sixth consecutive year, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended in its 2025 report that India be designated a &quot;Country of Particular Concern.&quot; Human Rights Watch&#39;s World Report 2025 documented growing use of &quot;hate speech&quot; at religious gatherings where speakers call for an exclusively Hindu state, noting that local authorities often fail to take action.

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At a Hindu nationalist gathering, chief speaker Girdhar Swami Shastri urged parents to militarize children, citing firearms training, amid rising hate speech, weak enforcement, and links between RSS-linked groups and violence.

Replace nursery rhymes with firearms training, Hindu nationalist tells Indian parents

ISLAMABAD: A rights group has called out the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for openly advocating an &quot;ideological war&quot; against Muslims and Christians. The group, Hindutva Watch, highlighted that RSS leader Sadhvi Prachi made threatening remarks against both communities at a &quot;Virat Hindu Sammelan&quot; (great Hindu convention). The event was part of the centenary celebrations of the RSS, the extremist ideological arm of the ruling BJP. Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi claimed that both Muslims and Christians were engaged in campaigns to convert Hindus. The centenary has received high-level political visibility, including official government communications around commemorative programs.In a video from the convention, Prachi is heard making derogatory references to Muslims, saying she could not see any &quot;jaali dar topi wale&quot; in the crowd&mdash;a jibe at Muslim skullcaps&mdash;while criticizing those she claimed refuse to say &quot;Vande Mataram.&quot;<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2015665528589738482&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=a6b02ae931f08fdc1d04f72b3d367b60b2d73420&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 697px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;"></iframe></div></div>She framed the situation as an &quot;ideological war&quot; against people who, she alleged, &quot;divided India&quot; and &quot;created 56 countries.&quot; She also claimed they are now carrying out &quot;love jihad&quot; and converting Dalits through inducements. Prachi also targeted Christian institutions, accusing convent schools of &quot;mind-washing&quot; and alleging they offer financial incentives to poor families in exchange for changing religion declarations on admission forms. The claims were made without evidence and mirror a broader pattern of polarizing rhetoric regularly used by Hindutva-aligned speakers.Rights advocates argue that such speeches are not merely rhetorical: they help normalize suspicion toward minorities and can increase real-world vulnerability. Muslims, they say, are portrayed as disloyal, infiltrative, or culturally incompatible. In recent years, civil-society monitors have repeatedly warned that the public mainstreaming of anti-minority narratives contributes to a climate in which harassment, discriminatory profiling, and mob intimidation become easier to justify. Prachi&#39;s remarks come at a politically charged moment, as the RSS centenary program expands its public footprint through high-visibility gatherings across India.

Anti-Muslim and anti-Christian speeches made at the hundred-year celebration of RSS, at which hate speech remained the theme of the day.

RSS leader Sadhvi Prachi makes incendiary remarks against Muslims, Christians at centenary event

ISLAMABAD: Disturbing scenes emerged from Matiala in India&rsquo;s capital, New Delhi, where a group of anti-social elements mobilized a crowd and raised hate-filled slogans targeting Muslims during a protest against a mosque being constructed on legally purchased private land.&nbsp;Videos circulating online show members of the mob chanting abusive and inflammatory slogans, including language directly aimed at Indian Muslims.&nbsp;During the protest, the mosque was publicly declared &ldquo;illegal&rdquo; without any legal basis, while communal hatred was openly fueled, with references to Bangladesh used as a pretext to stoke tensions.&nbsp;The incident has raised serious concerns about public order and the erosion of constitutional values in the nation&rsquo;s capital.&nbsp;An X user, Shekhar Gupta, highlighted the incident on social media, questioning the lack of police action. &quot;Disturbing scenes in Matiala, Delhi, mob disrupting mosque construction on legally purchased land, using hate-filled language against Muslims. Why the silence?&quot; Gupta wrote on X, tagging the Delhi Police.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 904px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2009180808347832565&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=6f3ec02068d605ee276f43bcaa5c35e7bb672cc3&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" data-tweet-id="2009180808347832565"></iframe></div></div>Rights groups have echoed the concern, warning that abusive slogans and online hate speech linked to the incident amount to incitement and threaten communal harmony. In a post, advocacy group JEM India urged authorities to act swiftly. &ldquo;Vile anti-Muslim slogans &amp; slurs in replies to this post incite enmity in Matiala&mdash;enforce BNSS/IT Act now! Safeguard our mosque &amp; peace. Reporting,&rdquo; the group said, tagging multiple institutions including the Delhi Police, the National Human Rights Commission and the Indian home ministry.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 997px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2009120298059354348&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=6f3ec02068d605ee276f43bcaa5c35e7bb672cc3&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" data-tweet-id="2009120298059354348"></iframe></div></div>The incident has reignited debate over law enforcement&rsquo;s role in preventing hate-driven mobilizations in the national capital. So far, the Delhi Police have not issued a public statement addressing the incident or the allegations of inaction.

Videos circulating online show members of the mob chanting abusive and inflammatory slogans, including language directly aimed at Indian Muslims.


Mob targets mosque in Indian capital, police silence draws criticism

ISLAMABAD: Reacting to the incident of swords distribution against Muslims in a town in India&rsquo;s most populous state, opposition party Congress has asked India&rsquo;s top judge to take notice of the event before &ldquo;Muslims are butchered.&rdquo; Indian National Congress spokesperson Dr Shama Mohamed, reacting to a post showing Hindu Raksha Dal members distributing swords in the Ghaziabad area of Uttar Pradesh, questioned on X whether the Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, would take suo motu cognizance of the incident. Dr Mohamed posted on X on Tuesday: &ldquo;What is happening CJI Surya Kant! Are you waiting for Muslims to be butchered before you take Suo Moto cognizance!&rdquo;<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 698px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2006017305419948322&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=2d18d213b3a3c8271b0313a47e46fd445f84f063&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>Hindu Raksha Dal is a right-wing Hindu nationalist organization that has gained notoriety for alleged involvement in communal provocations and law-and-order incidents. Swords distribution&nbsp; Alarm spread in Shalimar Garden colony, Ghaziabad, after members of the Hindu Raksha Dal were seen going door-to-door, distributing swords and raising pro-Hindu and anti-Muslim slogans, India media reported on Tuesday.&nbsp; Videos of the distribution circulated online, showing the group encouraging residents to arm themselves, citing alleged threats from Muslims and referring to the suspected condition of Hindus in Bangladesh.&nbsp; Meanwhile, local police confirmed that over two dozen swords were distributed during the procession and door-to-door campaign.&nbsp; In a video released by the group, Bhupendra Chowdhry, alias &lsquo;Pinki&rsquo;, the president of Hindu Raksha Dal, claimed that 250 weapons had been handed out to equip Hindus to defend themselves against alleged attacks on families and women.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 624px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2005297069729399239&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=2d18d213b3a3c8271b0313a47e46fd445f84f063&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>Following the incident, 10 members of the organization were arrested.&nbsp;More than two dozen other unidentified members of the group have been booked, according to the Indian media report.&nbsp; Police teams continue raids at hideouts linked to the group, keeping a close watch on law and order, particularly in areas near Muslim-majority localities like Shaheed Nagar and Pasonda village.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 626px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-2&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2005676935284985897&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=2d18d213b3a3c8271b0313a47e46fd445f84f063&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>

Indian opposition urges the Chief Justice to take suo motu cognizance after Hindu Raksha Dal members in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, distributed swords to residents and raised anti-Muslim slogans.

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