Incitement to violence / Hate
250208-Sindhudurg
At the Hindu Rashtra Adhiveshan organised by the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti in Kudal, Sindhudurg, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane delivered a divisive speech, alleging that ‘jihadis’ were targeting Hindu temples and again referring to Muslims as ‘green snakes.’ He said that India is a Hindu nation and alleged that Muslims were conspiring to turn the country into an Islamic state by 2047. Rane then propagated the baseless conspiracies of ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad,’ fearmongering about the supposed Islamization of India. He accused Muslims of attempting to seize Hindu lands and religious sites, symbolically covering them with a ‘green shroud.’ Nitesh Rane’s speech is deeply problematic due to its divisive and inflammatory nature. He quite deliberately, and repeatedly perpetuates harmful stereotypes and spreads fear by framing certain religious communities as a threat to Hindu society. His speech begins with claims of “Love Jihad,” “Land Jihad,” and references to the “Waqf Board,” which without evidence, target Muslims and imply a coordinated effort against Hindus. “While taking out these rallies, there were some cases of Love Jihad, some cases of Land Jihad, and some cases related to the Waqf Board. We, as the Sakal Hindu Samaj, took out those rallies and went to meet the affected families and we tried to provide them justice. How far have these Islamization and Jihadisation people reached? How much has their courage grown? You all should all imagine this. You people should be able to guess where the danger is from.”This statement fuels unfounded fear and animosity, casting Muslims as a monolithic and hostile group. He further stokes this narrative by discussing the supposed encroachment of Muslims on religious sites, such as temples. https://cjp.org.in/the-role-of-leaders-in-spreading-divisive-rhetoric/
250219 -Sidhudurg
At a Shiv Jayanti event organised by the VHP and Bajrang Dal in Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane delivered a series of inflammatory remarks targeting Muslims. He boldly declared, “This is a Hinduwadi government,” and went on to threaten that in Sindhudurg, anyone who even “looks at Hindus in an incorrect manner” would face consequences, urging people to contact him directly to “settle it before next Friday.”
Rane said that, “the Chief Minister is a staunch Hindutva. If anyone in this Sawantwadi, this Sindhudurga, keep evil eye at my Hindu religion, just give me a call, I will make sure that he doesn’t go to that place again on Friday. Don’t worry about anything.”He also labelled Muslims as “green snakes,” who are involved in a deep-rooted conspiracy against Hindus.
250220-Ratnagiri
In Ratnagiri, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane delivered a hate-filled speech targeting Muslims. Rane in his speech said that, “Because issues like Love Jihad and Land Jihad are actively happening around us. Through Love Jihad and religious conversion, a large-scale effort is underway to bring countless Hindu mothers and sisters into Islam by those engaging in Jihad. He propagated unfounded conspiracies about ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad,’ intensifying his rhetoric by labelling Muslims as “jihadis.” All the illegal activities happening around us—wherever you look, spreading the green cloth, building mazars and tombs everywhere—against all this, our Maharashtra government will take a firm stand without any Hindutva-based bias.",,, https://cjp.org.in/the-role-of-leaders-in-spreading-divisive-rhetoric/
250301-Pimpri,1st March2025
A Class 10 girl said that she was first requested to take off her burqa in order to be permitted to take an exam.Later, she was permitted to wear a face cover for the SSC exam when the police intervened." https://www.thequint.com/quintlab/uncovering-hate-crime-tracker-communal-violence-india/
250317-Nagpur, 17th March 2025
Members of the Bajrang Dal and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) set fire to a green chadar during an anti-Aurangzeb demonstration. . Nagpur police have detained more than 120 persons, and the cyber unit has begun a large social media crackdown. One citizen has been killed, while at least 35 police officers are recuperating from their wounds.
https://www.thequint.com/quintlab/uncovering-hate-crime-tracker-communal-violence-india/
- 250426-SantaCruz-Mumbai Hijabi girl forced to chant Jai Sri Ram
- 250426-Yeola hate speech calling for economic boycott of Muslims and violence,
- 250427-Dadar abusing and assaulting Muslim hawkers in Dadar marke
- 250428-SantaCruz,mumbai protest against the Pahalgam attack turned violent
- 250429-Pune incendiary anti Muslim speeches calling them Pakistanis
- 250430-Mumbai AR Bharti criticising Hindu girls who observe the Karwachauth vrat for Muslim men
- 250502-Paud-Pune Boycott Calls Drive Muslim Families Out of Two Pune Villages
- 250508-Nagpur A school denied admission to a muslim girl
- 250617 Kupwada, Sangli - BJP MLA announced monetary rewards for attacking a Christian priest
- 250619-Solapur Man thrashed and accused him of love-jihad
- 250703-Mumbai Rane challenged those assailants to “show their strength” in Muslim-majority areas
- 250716- Thane Pastor Alangram was attacked while returning from a prayer meeting in Bhayander
- 250726-Pune Shamshad Shei told ID could be fake, as they were Bangladeshi
- 250810-Vasai/Palghar
Subcategories
Hate Speech Maharashtra
PUCL Maharashtra has decided to showcase information on Hate Speech in Maharashtra as presented in the different websites, social media of Civil Society organisations and concerned individuals. Each one has their own style of documentation and each one is a shining node. We hope to have a decentralised platform which will valorise whatever work individuals an organisations are doing, such that while they do their regular work of posting, creating websites, blogs, data directories, such that it can be searched, and researched, and help activist (information activist, if you will) curate this content into learning modules, state of the art reports.. letting a thousand nodes glow.