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Demography change in India

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Bharuch mass conversion case: Six more arrested, four accused who are absconding move Gujarat HC to quash FIR, read details

Nirwa Mehta - 26 December, 2021

OpIndia had earlier reported how as many as 37 tribal families were converted to Islam back in 2018 by luring them with promises of better jobs, money, marriage.

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Gujarat: Bharuch residents to organise ‘Maha Aarti’ to create awareness about Disturbed Areas Act, call upon Hindus to unite

Nirwa Mehta - 8 December, 2021

Hindu Jagran Manch has also submitted a memorandum to the Bharuch District Collector on Tuesday, 7th December appealing the administration to take strict action against those who have been violating the provisions of Disturbed Areas Act.

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‘I am a Muslim, I will pay double the amount for your house,’ Hindus in Bharuch get calls, messages to put pressure to sell...

Nirwa Mehta - 21 November, 2021

Local residents who had put up 'for sale' poster in protest in a bid to draw the administration's attention towards the matter of demography change are now getting messages on WhatsApp offering them huge amounts for their homes identifying himself only as 'Muslim man'.

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‘There is no such thing as Hinduism’: How over 100 tribals in Bharuch were converted to Islam and the ‘business’ behind it

Nirwa Mehta - 16 November, 2021

An FIR filed in the Amod Police station in Bharuch names 9 people who are accused in running a forced religious conversion racket.

OpIndia Scoops

Gujarat: Wherever Hindus are in minority, Bajrang Dal to donate loudspeakers for Hanuman Chalisa recital

Nirwa Mehta - 11 November, 2021

Certain pockets in Surat where Hindus have become a minority over the years due to demography change, Bajrang Dal has decided to assert the Hindu identity in those areas.

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‘Bhajan is haram in Islam’: How Muslim residents who purchased houses near Jalaram Bapa temple in Bharuch got them to stop Aarti

Nirwa Mehta - 14 October, 2021

Residents of Soni Faliya in Bharuch say they feel unsafe and threatened because the Muslim residents who have purchased homes in recent years have anti-Hindu mindset and are creating unnecessary clashes

News Reports

Nainital, Uttarakhand: Land encroachment, Muslim migrant influx making locals leave state in search of livelihoods

OpIndia Staff - 13 October, 2021

One of the major concerns for locals in Nainital is the rampant land encroachments. over the years, the makeshift structures built by the Muslim migrants on encroached land have been converted into permanent structures while the state administration does nothing to prevent it.

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‘This is Jalaram Bapa Temple, but it is for sale’: Hindus in Bharuch decide to leave homes over demography change

Nirwa Mehta - 12 October, 2021

Bharuch residents appeal for help from state administration, write to chief minister of Gujarat over change in demography, allege illegal transfer of property to Muslim owners

News Reports

Sudden increase in Muslim migrant population, hundreds of madarsas, mosques popped up in last 2 years: Demographic shift haunting Uttarakhand

OpIndia Staff - 12 October, 2021

Apart from the border areas of Uttarakhand, several areas of Uttar Pradesh, especially those close to Nepal border, have reportedly seen a sudden surge in migrant Muslim population, evident in sudden increase in the number of madarsas and mosques in the areas.

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