NEW DELHI: Leaders from several far-right groups in India have issued calls for the ethnic cleansing of minorities in the country, especially targeting its 200 million-strong at a recent three-day gathering, according to several Indian media reports.
A report by The Quint said that the “hate speech conclave” was organised by Hindutva leader Yati Narsinghanand from December 17 to 19 in Uttarakhand’s pilgrimage city of Haridwar, where multiple calls to kill minorities and attack their religious spaces were made.
“Economic boycott won’t work. Hindu groups need to update themselves. Swords look good on stage only. This battle will be won by those with better weapons,” the report quoted Narsinghanand as saying.
“If you want to finish them off, then ki| them… We need 100 soldiers who can ki|l 20 lakh of them to win this.”
Annapurna Maa, Mahamandleshwar of Niranjini Akhada and General secretary of Hindu Mahasabha. #HaridwarHateAssembly pic.twitter.com/9CES82OWEX— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) December 22, 2021
According to an October report in The Print, Narsinghanand has been accused of inciting communal tension against the Muslim community on several occasions.
“Like Myanmar, our police, our politicians, our army and every Hindu must pick up weapons and conduct a safayi abhiyan (clean-up). There is no other option left,” Swami Prabodhanand Giri, president of the Hindu Raksha Sena, was quoted as saying by NDTV.
