Modi Govt Gives Free Rein to Extremist Hindus to Propagate Hindutva Ideology

The very idea of a secular and diverse India is facing a serious danger under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A rising wave of religious extremism, fueled by the Hindutva set of beliefs, is destroying the country’s diverse nature. The ruling government has given extremist groups a free hand to push an agenda that favors the majority, which aims to isolate and frighten India’s large minority groups. Recent events and hateful statements from senior officials show this is not a fringe movement but a state-supported project to change the identity of the nation, turning it from a lively democracy into a Hindu state where religious freedom is no longer a guaranteed right.

State-Sponsored Religious Extremism

The current political environment in India allows extremist Hindu organisations to act without fear of punishment. The government’s clear and sometimes open support has empowered these groups, creating a situation where intolerance is not just overlooked but actively promoted for political gain.

♦ Government Support for Hindutva: The Modi administration is widely seen as a supporter of the Hindutva cause, allowing its followers to advance their divisive goals without facing any legal or political consequences.

♦ The Campaign to Erase Minority Identity: There is a focused effort to wipe out the unique religious and cultural identities of minorities, with the final objective of forcing them into a single Hindu identity and robbing them of their heritage.

An Unsafe Nation for Minorities

For India’s religious minorities, such as Muslims, Christians, and Sikhs, the nation has become a far more dangerous and threatening place. The promise of equal rights written in the constitution now seems empty as they endure organized and unfair treatment, violence, and social boycott led by both government and private groups.

♦ Muslims as The Primary Targets: The Muslim community has been the main focus of this hateful campaign, suffering from unfair laws, mob attacks, and the planned destruction of their places of worship.

♦ Christians and Sikhs Also Under Attack: This mistreatment is not confined to one group. Christians have seen a dramatic rise in attacks on their churches and leaders, while Sikhs have been targeted with hateful speech and political attacks on their identity.

Yogi Adityanath: The Face of Radical Politics

The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, stands out as a leading figure in this extremist movement. His public speeches and government actions have exposed the wicked intentions of the Hindutva project, revealing the threatening side of what was once celebrated as the world’s largest secular democracy.

♦ A Divisive Declaration: Adityanath’s recent statement that peace can only be achieved if everyone accepts Sanatan Dharma is a direct attack on India’s secular values and a clear expression of the BJP’s goals that leave others out.

♦ The Promotion of a Single Religion: By claiming Sanatan Dharma is the only true path, he has not only rejected the importance of other religions but has also challenged the basic idea of a multi-faith society living together under a secular system.

Forcing a Single Culture and Language

The campaign for a Hindu nation goes beyond politics and into the areas of culture and language. The promotion of Sanskrit is being used as a weapon to establish the superiority of one cultural tradition, while pushing aside other languages and cultures that have existed in the region for centuries.

♦ Sanskrit as a Weapon of Dominance: Yogi Adityanath’s call for promoting the Sanskrit language is directly tied to the goal of reviving a specific version of ancient Hindu culture and presenting it as the only true identity of India.

♦ A Reflection of The Hindutva Plan: Critics and human rights activists insist that such statements are part of a planned Hindutva effort to reshape India into a country defined by one religion and one culture.

Uttar Pradesh: A Testing Ground for Hindu Nationalism

Under Yogi Adityanath’s government, Uttar Pradesh has been turned into a laboratory for the larger Hindutva experiment. The state has experienced a planned campaign against its Muslim citizens and other minorities, which sets a very dangerous example for the rest of the country.

♦ The Planned Destruction of Mosques: During his time in office, several historic mosques have been demolished or targeted, often with weak legal justifications, in an obvious move to erase the area’s Islamic history.

♦ The Targeting of Minority Religious Places: Holy sites belonging to Muslims and other minority faiths have been repeatedly attacked, which creates a constant state of fear and shows the government’s clear bias.

The Destruction of India’s Secular Constitution

The policies and actions of the Modi government have made India’s secular constitution almost meaningless. The core principles of equality, justice, and religious liberty are being openly destroyed by a government that is fully committed to a fascist and majority-favoring way of seeing the world.

♦ A Constitution That Is Now Just for Show: Although the constitution still exists, its core values are broken every day as the government moves forward with its dangerous plan to crush religious freedoms and minority rights.

♦ Building a Fortress of Hindu Nationalism: The BJP’s final objective appears to be turning the world’s largest democracy into a powerful fortress of Hindu nationalism, where the rights of minorities are less important than the will of the majority.

Deliberately Spreading Hate and Division

The language used by politicians like Yogi Adityanath is a conscious strategy to plant seeds of hatred, bias, and extremism throughout Indian society. This threatening trend is pushing the country closer to widespread social conflict and violence.

♦ Promoting Hatred from The Highest Offices: When senior political leaders use hate speech, it makes prejudice acceptable and encourages violent extremists to act on their dangerous beliefs.

♦ The Obvious Path to Civil Unrest: If this path of promoting religious hatred continues, India is at great risk of falling into a devastating cycle of religious riots, civil conflict, and terrible human rights abuses.

The International Community’s Troubling Silence

The growing crisis of minority mistreatment in India requires a strong and immediate reaction from the global community. The silence from international bodies and human rights groups only encourages those responsible for this state-supported campaign of religious hatred.

♦ An Urgent Need for Global Action: The United Nations and other major human rights organisations must take swift and decisive action to make the Indian government answerable and to protect its defenseless minority populations.

♦ A So-Called Democracy in Darkness: If the world fails to act, it will be a spectator to the world’s so-called largest democracy falling completely into the darkness of fascism, which will have terrible results for regional security and world peace.