Threats – Others

Goshmahal MLA and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader T Raja Singh delivered a hate speech openly calling for violence against the minority communities in Maharashtra’s Solapur district recently. On January 6, he participated in an event organised by Sakal Hindu Samaj where he encouraged a gathering of saffron-clad Hindutva supporters to choose violence as a medium to establish a Hindu Rashtra and tackle ‘love jihad’.

Calling on Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, he said, “We appeal to the CM to take strict action against ‘love jihad’ and cow slaughterers. If the state government fails, we will teach them a lesson. We will make sure to pluck these jihadis eyes and play with it.” ‘Love jihad’ is a term coined by far right Hindutva supporters to describe that Hindu women are being lured by Muslim men using fake identity to converted them to Islam.

He also called upon the people to boycott Muslims and discouraged them from buying anything from Muslim traders. “If you are purchasing a soap or biscuit or atta (wheat flour), beware of its content. Do not buy if it is halal,” he said.