Incitement to violence / Hate

Despite the SC Order, Hateful Rallies In Maharashtra Persist, Citizens Group Demands Action | T Raja https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntJMqblzvE
May 12, 2023
The Sakal Hindu Samaj, an organization known for organizing hateful rallies against so-called Love Jihad and Land Jihad, has been causing unrest in Maharashtra for the past six to seven months. They often invite repeat hate speech offenders like T Raja and Kajal Hindustani to speak at these rallies. Initially, these rallies were happening every other day, with the same hateful rhetoric being spewed at each one. The Loksatta editor Girish Kuber pointed out in an interview with The Wire that this was an attempt by the ruling dispensation to communalize a relatively peaceful state like Maharashtra. BJP leaders were also seen frequenting these rallies, making it seem like the state was supporting them.
The situation changed when the Supreme Court intervened after a PIL was filed by Maktoob journalist Shaheen Abdulla. The court directed the police to take legal action to stop hate speech and even called the Shinde government "impotent" for failing to do so. The rallies cooled down for a few days after the order, but a large rally was organized in Daayghar, a suburb of Mumbai, on April 30th, 2023. The speakers at this rally used anti-Muslim slurs for secular leaders like Jitendra Awhad and targeted the Haji Malang dargah, a 300-year-old syncretic shrine where both a Hindu and a Muslim religious official had been officiating at rituals.
Despite having information about the Daayghar rally, the police failed to take any action against the Sakal Hindu Samaj. A citizens group, including CJP of Teesta Setalvad and the Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti, went to the Thane Police commissioner to demand action against the speeches at the rally. Journalist-activist Teesta Setalvad spoke about the issue and provided more details.
Watch the video to know more.