“Pakistan Zindabad” Slogans at Karnataka Eid Milad Signal Muslim Anger As Hate Politics Spreads In India

The chants of Pakistan Zindabad during the Eid Milad un Nabi procession in Bhadravathi in Karnataka came from a climate built over years of sharp talk and hard street politics. Under the Modi government and allied groups the country has seen loud hate rallies repeated pressure on mosques and a steady effort to cast Muslims as the other. Daily life for many now includes a test of loyalty even when they seek only safety work and equal rights under law. This incident is not a stray act but a sign of a larger crisis that power has allowed to grow.

Hate Campaign And Political Messaging

A planned message runs through party media cells and election stages where fear is sold as public duty. Social feeds push clips that show Muslims as a burden and call on voters to beware of made up domination. Senior leaders repeat these lines and link Muslim rights with Pakistan which turns a citizen into an outsider in his own town. Processions are sent through sensitive lanes near mosques where one slogan can turn a street into a clash while police move in after damage.

• Party Media Drives And False Frames: Online wings push posts that paint the minority as takers and label the opposition as feeders which deepens mistrust.
• Election Speeches That Target A Community: The Prime Minister and other leaders speak of appeasement and tie Muslim citizens with Pakistan to charge crowds.
• Routes Through Sensitive Areas: Marches pass near mosques and bazaars where a spark becomes violence and the state steps in late.

Violence And Pattern In Karnataka

The record from the last four years shows a clear pattern in town after town. The same mix of loud rally talk routes near prayer sites and slow early policing has hit the same people again and again. Small traders and daily wage workers suffer first and get the least relief.

• Shivamogga 2022: A funeral linked to anti hijab protests entered Muslim areas despite police orders and shops and homes in Azad Nagar Gandhi Bazar and Urdu Bazar were attacked and burned.
• Haveri 2023: Stones struck a mosque an Urdu school and nearby houses and a Muslim auto driver was assaulted during a rally.
• Nagamangla 2024: A festival near a mosque led to clashes arson and Section 144 after stalls and shops were hit.
• Maddur 2025: During Ganesh events a mosque was attacked and arrests followed while leaders claimed bias instead of calming tempers.

Mosques Under Pressure And The Temple Claim

Side by side runs a steady claim by Hindu groups that many mosques stand on old temple land. This claim is used to gather crowds at mosque doors and to heat up towns with loud slogans and street pressure. The first loss always falls on small shopkeepers and hawkers around prayer sites whose goods are smashed or burned while families fall into debt.

• Temple Site Claim As A Tool: The claim of old temple land is used to stir emotion and justify pressure at mosques.
• Local Trade And Daily Wage Hit First: Stalls carts and small shops lose stock and savings in hours.
• Late Action And Weak Justice: Curfew and orders start after loss which tells the crowd that force pays.

Laws Orders And Public Threats

Street pressure stands on top of steps that mark citizens by faith and dress. The Citizenship Amendment Act put religion at the door of rights and told many that belief can decide protection. The hijab ban in 2022 pushed Muslim girls out of class and turned school gates into lines of tension. Leaders within the wider ruling camp have spoken of a Hindu state and allowed open threats which add fresh fear to daily life.

• Citizenship Law Sends A Wrong Signal: Faith at the door of rights weakens trust in equal law.
• Hijab Ban Hurts Study And Trust: Many girls stayed away from class and campus peace broke down.
• Hate Talk In Public Meetings: Calls for a Hindu state and threats against Muslims have gone unchecked at key times.
• Uneven Policing And Cases: Protest by Muslims draws quick cases while hate speakers walk free.

Reading The Slogans And The Two Nation Theory Today

The Bhadravathi chants should be read as a cry born of hurt and fear and not as a plan for division. Jinnah set out the Two Nation Theory in the last century. Its sound returns today because policy keeps sharpening identity lines while promises of a secular order fade on the ground. A younger generation has grown up with raids sudden shop closures and nightly talk shows that call them enemies and some now reach for loud symbols of pride as a shield against insult.

• Protest Born Of Exclusion: The slogan stands for dignity when equal rights feel distant.
• Old Idea Fed By New Policy: When the state fails at fairness people fall back on identity to feel safe.
• Pressure On Youth And Families: Raids media abuse and job checks push some to pick strong signs of faith and nation.

Media And Police Response

Television often runs a short clip of the chant and leaves out the weeks of hate talk and the street attacks that went before it. The camera shows arrests but asks little about why a march passed a sensitive lane and who cleared the route. The blame shifts to the opposition for appeasement while the long record of hate talk by ruling leaders is left aside. The cycle moves on and the wound grows.

• Clip Without Context Rules The Screen: A few seconds of video drown the story behind the clash.
• Action After Loss Not Prevention: Steps are shown after harm while planning is ignored.
• Easy Blame For The Opposition: Loud claims hide the duty of those in power to protect the weak.

Steps For Responsible Governance

India has the law and the tools to pull back if those in power choose fairness over point scoring. The centre and the state can say in clear words that hate will bring real cost and that every procession and every mosque will get equal protection as routine duty. Police can fix routes in advance keep rallies away from prayer time and act on the first sign of trouble with cameras and public logs. Schools can restore trust by letting every girl study without dress bans. Relief should reach victims with speed and respect.

• Punish Hate Speech And Violence At Once: Use firm cases and fast trials so no one stands above law.
• Protect Places Of Worship And Processions Equally: Plan routes guard prayer time and enforce rules without fear.
• Stop False And Stirring Content From Party Units: Take down lies issue clear corrections and apply penalties.
• Restore The Right To Study For All Girls: Remove dress bans and rebuild campus peace with care.
• End Uneven Action By Police: File fair cases on those who incite and give timely relief to victims.

Conclusion

The Bhadravathi chants are a mirror to the state and a warning from the street. They show a community pushed to the wall by words and deeds that question its loyalty and limit its rights while the Modi government and allied groups run a loud politics of division. That politics keeps alive the logic that once fed Partition because it tells a large minority that it is a nation apart inside a Hindu majority order. A democratic state must do the opposite. It must guard mosques and homes alike punish hate at once and make equal law visible in every town. Until that duty is done such cries will return and each return will cut deeper into the hope of a shared India.