India’s Rising Hindu Extremism: A Systematic, State-Backed Campaign of Hate and Discrimination Targeting Muslims

India under the BJP is seeing a worrying rise in Hindu extremism. It is moving into the mainstream and shows deep bias in the state and society. India’s secular claims are falling apart, replaced by a belief system that openly targets minorities.

🔵 Planned Anti Muslim Actions: These are not random acts of hate. They show a planned pattern of bias and an unfriendly shift in state policy.

🔵 The Fading Idea of a Secular State: India’s secular image is being taken apart. It is being replaced by a hard belief system that is hostile to Muslims.

Fueling Hate Through Dangerous Talk

This extremism is built on a constant, poisonous hate speech campaign. Nationalist groups, often unpunished, spread dangerous stories to make Muslims seem less than human and to excuse violence.

🔵 Painting Muslims as ‘Invaders’: A common tactic is to label India’s 200 million Muslims as “invaders” or “outsiders” to deny their history and identity.

🔵 The ‘Traitor’ Story: They are also falsely called “traitors.” This creates public distrust that leads to mistreatment and violent attacks.

‘Bulldozer Justice’ and Religious Destruction

This hateful talk has turned into destructive action. State power is used as a weapon against Muslim properties and holy places. The “bulldozer” is now a symbol of this unfair power, used to create fear.

🔵 The Sambhal Mosque Wrecking: A clear example is the wrecking of the 30 year old Sambhal Mosque in Uttar Pradesh, done without any proper legal steps.

🔵 A Pattern of Targeted Wrecking: This is not a one time event. It fits a wider pattern of “bulldozer justice” that is aimed almost only at Muslim homes, businesses, and holy sites.

Group Punishment as State Policy

The state’s harsh actions are now a form of group punishment. This is a serious breaking of international human rights law. Whole communities are illegally blamed for the unproven actions of a few.

🔵 The Madhya Pradesh Beef Incident: In June 2025, officials in Madhya Pradesh knocked down 11 Muslim homes based only on a claim of having beef, showing a collapse of law.

🔵 Amnesty International’s Strong Criticism: Human rights groups like Amnesty International have strongly criticized these actions, calling them a clear form of group punishment that breaks UN standards.

Spreading Hatred Online

This campaign against Muslims is also fought hard on the internet. Social media is now a place where anti Muslim hatred grows, spreading false information and causing real world harm.

🔵 AI Made Hate Pictures: A US based group, CSOH, reported a shocking rise in AI made pictures. These pictures falsely show Muslim women as “prizes of war” and are shared on X and Facebook.

🔵 A Planned Online Campaign: The study of over 1,300 such pictures shows this is not random. It is a planned effort to spread bad ideas, meant to shame and threaten the community.

The Numbers Behind Targeted Hate

Stories of rising hatred are backed by hard data. Groups that track hate crimes show a clear and large increase in hate speech. This data proves the problem is common and growing fast.

🔵 A Seventy Four Percent Rise in Hate Speech: Reports from 2024 show anti Muslim hate speech rose by a worrying 74 percent. Of 1,165 incidents, 98.5 percent were aimed only at Muslims.

🔵 Hate Grows in BJP Ruled States: The India Hate Lab reported that a huge 80 percent of these hate events happened in states ruled by the BJP, proving a clear link between the party and the hate.

Political Support for Hate from Elected Leaders

This poisonous hate is not just allowed by leaders; it is actively encouraged. Elected leaders from the ruling party have been recorded on public stages openly creating hatred and even violence.

🔵 Pragya Thakur’s Violent Talk: A clear example is the former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur. She pushed Hindus to stop their daughters from visiting “non Hindus” and told the crowd to “break their legs.”

🔵 Opposition Criticism of BJP’s Hate: This extreme hate from officials has drawn criticism. Opposition parties, like the Congress, accuse the BJP of spreading hate to divide society for political gain.

Conclusion: A Planned Campaign of Unfriendliness

When seen together, these facts paint a dark and clear picture. The state backed wrecking, the online hate, the numbers, and the open support from leaders are not separate issues. They are all parts of a single, planned campaign.

🔵 A Planned Drive to Treat Unfairly: This is a planned drive of unfair treatment. It is designed to push aside, frighten, and take property from India’s largest minority, trying to make them second class citizens.

🔵 An India Unfriendly to Its Muslims: The proof is clear. The India being shaped by the current government is one that is more and more openly unfriendly toward its Muslim citizens. This signals a dark future for democracy and human rights.