A month-long campaign in Indore by Hind Rakshak Sangathan chief Eklavya Singh Gaud , who is also the district vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has resulted in the dismissal of more than 60 Muslim workers and the exit of several Muslim shopkeepers from the Sheetla Mata market in the city.

The move, justified by Gaud and his supporters as a crackdown on so-called “love jihad,” has stoked communal tensions in Madhya Pradesh’s commercial capital and raised troubling questions about the erosion of constitutional rights and values. Gaud's right-wing fringe outlet was also behind accusing stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui for allegedly hurting religious sentiments in 2021.

In late August, Gaud allegedly issued a diktat to shopkeepers in Sheetla Mata market, asking t

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