Anti-Muslim graffiti on NH: Hindu Raksha Dal member says Muslims are 'tenants' in India, should live like that

Women who painted 'Muslims not allowed' on road become Hindutva icons

Meerut: Shradha Rajput and Sandhya Rajput, the women who had painted anti-Muslim graffiti on a crash barrier along the Uttarakhand-Delhi highway, have since become local Hindutva icons. On the night of February 26, Shradha and Sandhya had recorded themselves spray-painting, “Musalmano ke liye road nahi hai (This road is not for Muslims)” on the highway. A first information report (FIR) was subsequently registered against them. Workers of the ri…

Anti-Muslim graffiti on NH: Hindu Raksha Dal member says Muslims are 'tenants' in India, should live like that

On the intervening night of February 26 and 27, women associated with the Hindu Raksha Dal (HRD) spray-painted communal slogans on a crash barrier along the Delhi–Dehradun National Highway in...

Emboldened by Official Apathy? Women Who Wrote Anti-Muslim Graffiti Are Unrepentant

‘Muslims are tenants; they should live like that. They should not be allowed to do anything,’ a Hindu Raksha Dal worker states NEW DELHI – Official apathy, clear attempts by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership to polarise society, anti-Muslim prejudice, and inherent bias have all emboldened Hindutva forces. These groups, who cannot simply be dismissed as fringe elements, now brazenly acknowledge their misdeeds with impunity and reiterate…