Amit Shah’s ‘Infiltrator’ Remarks on Pakistanis and Bangladeshis Exposes India’s State-Sponsored Hate Against Muslims

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah’s hateful attack on Muslims, calling them “infiltrators,” is a calculated part of the Modi government’s Hindutva agenda. By creating a false difference between “Hindu refugees” and “Muslim infiltrators,” Shah has exposed the deep-rooted bias in the Indian state, revealing a plan to strip India’s 200 million Muslim citizens of their rights.

The Weaponization of a Ministry

Under Amit Shah, India’s Home Ministry has become a weapon of religious division, used to spread hate instead of protecting all Indians.

♦ An Instrument of Religious Division: Shah’s constant use of the word “infiltrators” for Muslims proves his ministry’s goal is to create hatred, not unity.

♦ Faith as the New Basis for Belonging: His hateful language makes religion the new test for being Indian, where Hinduism is a passport to acceptance and Islam is a mark of suspicion.

A Direct Assault on India’s Constitution

Every time Shah questions the loyalty of Indian Muslims, he attacks India’s secular constitution. The Modi government’s policy is to create a system where rights are decided by religion.

♦ Trampling on the Principle of Equality: Shah’s words destroy the constitutional promise of equality for all citizens, sacrificing this founding principle for the BJP’s politics of hate.

♦ Making Citizenship a Religious Test: By separating “Hindu refugees” from “Muslim infiltrators,” Shah is creating an official policy where rights are graded based on faith.

The ‘Infiltrator’ Myth and Creating Fear

The Modi government uses population numbers as a tool of fear, presenting the normal growth of the Muslim community as a national threat.

♦ Turning Population Growth into a National Threat: Shah’s false claim that Muslim population growth comes from “infiltration” is a dangerous lie that turns a simple demographic fact into a security threat.

♦ Paving the Way for Hateful Laws: This fear is created to build public support for hateful laws like the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which are designed to attack the citizenship rights of Muslims.

From Hateful Words to Violent Action

The hateful speeches of BJP leaders lead directly to violent and illegal actions by the state, as proven by international human rights groups.

♦ The Forced Expulsion of Bengali Muslims: A Human Rights Watch report in July 2025 detailed the illegal removal of hundreds of Indian Bengalis, who were kicked out after being falsely called illegal immigrants.

♦ An Official Policy of Discrimination: Elaine Pearson of Human Rights Watch confirmed this, stating, “India’s ruling BJP is fueling discrimination by arbitrarily expelling Bengali Muslims from the country, including Indian citizens.”

‘Cleansing the Voter Lists’: An Attack on Democracy

Amit Shah’s recent call to “cleanse voter lists” of so-called infiltrators is an open statement of his plan to strip millions of Muslims of their right to vote, a direct attack on Indian democracy.

♦ Echoes of the NRC and CAA: This demand to “cleanse” voting lists uses the same hateful thinking behind the NRC and CAA projects and is aimed at kicking Muslims out of the democratic process.

♦ A Plan to Steal Muslim Citizenship: These are all tools in a planned strategy to attack the basic right of Muslims to be citizens, with the goal of making them stateless in their own country.

Amit Shah: The Face of India’s Hate Politics

Amit Shah has become the living symbol of India’s slide into a state where the majority rules with an iron fist and where hatred is promoted as patriotism.

♦ The Political Symbol of State-Sponsored Hate: Shah is the face of a government that has made hate speech and discrimination normal, making it acceptable for the state to see millions of its own people as enemies.

♦ Calling Hatred Patriotism: Under his leadership, attacking minorities and questioning their love for the country has been dangerously re-branded as a patriotic duty.

A Threat Beyond India’s Borders

The systematic attack on Muslims in India, led by the country’s second most powerful man, is not just an internal problem. It is a global human rights crisis that the world can no longer ignore.

♦ A Global Human Rights Concern: When a top minister openly calls a community of 200 million people infiltrators and enemies, it is no longer a domestic issue but a matter of international concern.

♦ The Need for the World to Speak Up: The world must respond with moral clarity and see this hateful campaign for what it is: the beginning of state-sponsored persecution.

The World’s Deafening Silence

Despite the Modi government’s increasingly hateful anti-Muslim agenda, the international community has mostly stayed quiet. This silence is not just a moral failure; it is a dangerous act of support.

♦ Ignoring Open State-Sponsored Persecution: The failure of major world powers to condemn this hateful language is worrying, as they are ignoring the clear danger of state-sponsored religious persecution.

♦ The Danger of Normalizing the Hindutva Agenda: This silence allows the extremist Hindutva ideology to become acceptable on the world stage, sending a message that attacking minorities is okay.

Conclusion

Amit Shah’s “infiltrator” remarks are the latest proof that the Indian state, under the Modi government, is fighting a planned war on its own Muslim citizens. From hateful laws to forced removals, every action points to one goal: creating a Hindu nation where Muslims are second-class citizens. This is not just a betrayal of India’s founding ideas; it is a threat to regional peace and a challenge to the world’s conscience. The international community’s silence will only encourage these forces of hate and push India down a very dark road.