India's leading Hindu org. pledges to intensify efforts against Islamic conversions and Love Jihad

One of India's largest Hindu organizations has pledged to intensify its efforts against Love Jihad and Islamic conversions. Mohan Bhagwat, the leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), called upon its members to raise public awareness about the multifaceted Jihad taking place in the country and to mobilize the Hindu community around this issue.

Bhagwat expressed concern about Love Jihad in light of increasing reports of the grooming of Hindu girls and their subsequent conversion to Islam. Another worrisome issue for the Hindu group is Land Jihad, which involves the illegal occupation of public land for the construction of mosques and madrasas. Bhagwat cautioned that Land Jihad is now a prevalent activity in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, a state bordering Nepal. He mentioned that people are unlawfully seizing land belonging to Hindus to build mosques, mazars, and dargahs.

The RSS is particularly alarmed by large-scale conversion efforts, also known as "dawah" activities, carried out by Muslim groups near India's border with Pakistan, as this poses a security threat to the nation. Indian media reports have highlighted the significance of Bhagwat's renewed focus on this issue, especially in regions close to the international border, given India's extensive 2300-mile border with Pakistan.

Although the RSS views itself as a grassroots Hindu community organization, it wields considerable influence in India's national politics. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) maintains close organizational ties with the RSS, and many of India's cabinet ministers are current or former members of the RSS. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself was a community organizer for the RSS before entering party politics in 1998.