Incitement to violence / Hate
250429-Pune
At a rally organised by Hindu Rashtra Sena and Sakal Hindu Samaj in Kamshet, Pune, multiple far-right leaders delivered incendiary anti Muslim speeches. One speaker abused local Muslims by calling them Pakistanis and claimed that Bangladeshis and Pakistanis are earning from this city. He pushed the conspiracy theory sayinh Muslims could attack Hindus any time while calling for an economic boycott. Another speaker used the derogatory term 'landas' saying the police should be given the go ahead to disappear these Pakistanis.",,, https://www.thequint.com/quintlab/uncovering-hate-crime-tracker-communal-violence-india/
250430-Mumbai
At an Arya Samaj event, Hindu nationalist leader Ayushi Rana Bharti peddled the anti-Muslim “love jihad” conspiracy theory, criticising Hindu girls who observe the Karwachauth vrat for Muslim men, whom she derogatorily referred to as “Abdul.”",,, https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNTNgGcNGQv/?igsh=MTk2aHVoYnZ1eHdl
250502-Paud-Pune,"
Hindutva Groups' Threats, Boycott Calls Drive Muslim Families Out of Two Pune Villages.
For 60-year-old Fahumuddin Ansari, the scent of freshly baked bread was more than just a livelihood, it was a legacy.For over two decades, his New Sangam Bakery in Paud village, nestled in Pune’s scenic Mulshi Taluka, served freshly baked 'Pao', biscuits and cakes to the villagers. But for the past two months, the oven has gone cold, the shutters pulled down, not by choice, but by force. And the reason? Ansari is a Muslim. Since early May, when a communal flare-up rocked Paud, Ansari has been living a nightmare. His bakery, which was his only source of income, was shut in the aftermath, and no one has let him reopen. Every day, he sets out with hope in his heart and desperation in his steps knocking on the doors of police officials, the district collector’s office, local politicians, and social workers. Yet, no one has offered him help, except for the hollow assurances ‘we will look into it’. https://share.google/CBpATARSTI9IOI53L
250508-Nagpur
A school in Nagpur denied admission to a girl from a Muslim family. A trustee of the school allegedly did not want girls from Muslim community to study in the school. The Principal, once informed, took the matter to the police and the student's family. An FIR was then filed in the case.
https://www.thequint.com/quintlab/uncovering-hate-crime-tracker-communal-violence-india/
250617 Kupwada, Sangli . June,17th,,Hate speech,"
At a Sakal Hindu Samaj event, BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar made hateful remarks targetting Christians. The statements attributed to Padalkar were reportedly made during a torch 2503. According to a press note issued by Christian groups, the MLA used inflammatory language and allegedly announced monetary rewards of Rs. 3 lakh for attacking a Christian priest, Rs. 5 lakh for breaking their limbs, and Rs. 11 lakh for killing a priest and his family. These remarks, if confirmed, have been described by protestors as incitement to violence and a grave threat to communal harmony.",,, https://catholicconnect.in/news/christians-in-maharashtra-demand-legal-action-against-bjp-mla-for-anti-christian-remarks
- 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.