At a Vishwa Hindu Parishad Trishul Deeksha event, Surender Jain, International Joint General Secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, delivered a hate-filled speech targeting Muslims. He called for alleged Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators to flee India and accused Muslims of defiling food with spit and urine, urging an economic boycott of Muslim vendors. Jain fear mongered about attacks on Hindu festivals and spread conspiracies about ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad,’ demanding shop owners display their religious identity. He praised efforts against alleged Bangladeshi infiltrators and encouraged Bajrang Dal members to aid the police in identifying them.
Kapil Khanna, president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad Delhi, declared the next focus to be the “liberation” of Kashi and Mathura, claiming public support for these goals after the Ram Mandir. He targeted Ajmer Sharif Dargah, warning, “Go and put chaddar there, but next year you’ll have to do kanwar yatra instead.” Khanna also spread conspiracies about ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad,’ while accusing Muslims of building mazars to “Challenge” Hinduism, vowing to oppose them in Delhi.
A Sikh leader called for reclaiming and rebuilding temples allegedly demolished in the past, regardless of what stands on their sites today. He urged attendees to possess multiple trishuls, emphasizing, “Eat less or buy a cheaper mobile, but keep at least five trishuls at home.”