Hindutva leaders of Rashtriya Seva Sangathan recently held a protest against a mosque in the Berinag area of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. In the presence of police, the leaders incited a crowd with Islamophobic propaganda to raze a local mosque and commit violence against the Muslim community.
“We should eradicate this mosque from here, it’s our first duty, because we are Hindus! We need to come up for this cause!” a right-wing activist said.
Calling out the local public for violence, offenders said that they (Hindus) should not think much about the consequences and join together to destroy the mosque.
“If they can declare Allah-Hu-Akbar, we can also shout Jai Shree Ram! We will remove this mosque from its roots!, said a Hindutva leader.
He appealed to the crowd to connect and take up weapons to safeguard Hindutva, while the mob responded with chants of “Jai Shree Ram”.
Later, the leaders provoked local Hindus to serve the purpose of the program and demolish the mosque within 2 minutes. They alleged that the mosque was illegal while police called out the landlord to clarify the issue.
As per reports, the mosque is built inside a house and belongs to a Muslim, Nazim. The court has summoned him for further clarifications with official documentations within 15 days.
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