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A Shivling was found vandalised in a temple at Nagrota in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh on Friday, September 27, 2024, amid escalating communal tension in the state<\/a>, particularly in Shima. A video clip tweeted by a local media outlet named City News Himachal<\/a> was widely circulated on social media platforms. The video shows the desecrated Shivling inside the temple while the anchor describes it as an act by some miscreants. When a policeman is asked about the investigation, he replies that a probe was on and cops were going through CCTV footage from the neighbourhood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The video is being shared with suggestions that the act of desecration of a Hindu temple was a result of ‘demographic change’ in the state.<\/p>\n

X (formerly Twitter) user Raushan Singh (<\/a><\/span>@MrSinha_<\/span><\/a>), <\/span>\u00a0a Right-wing influencer who peddles communal misinformation regularly<\/span>, quote-tweeted this video clip. He wrote, <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Himachal Pradesh: A Shivling is vandalised by miscreants. Such News were not common in Devbhoomi Himachal Pradesh but now it will become a new normal. Demographic change is real & scary..\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Himachal Pradesh: A Shivling is vandalised by miscreants.<\/p>\n

Such News were not common in Devbhoomi Himachal Pradesh but now it will become a new normal.<\/p>\n

Demographic change is real & scary.. pic.twitter.com\/mlK1Uajoys<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) September 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The tweet has garnered over 3.4 Lakh views and 6,300 retweets at the time of this report being written.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another X user, Deepak Sharma (<\/span>@SonOfBharat7<\/span><\/a>), tweeted the video clip and wrote, \u201cIn Himachal Pradesh <\/span>20 year old Shivling was broken\u2026 Devbhoomi was free from such demons But ever since the beasts have cast their evil eyes there Since then such incidents have increased. <\/span>People of Himachal.. Do not stop until every demon is taught a lesson, if needed the whole country is with you\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2014 Deepak Sharma (@SonOfBharat7) September 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BJP leader and Assam urban affairs minister Ashok Singhal (<\/span>@TheAshokSinghal<\/span><\/a>) wrote while sharing the video, “A Shivling has been vandalised by miscreants in Himachal Pradesh today. It could happen in the land of Maa Kamakhya tomorrow. This is why we must stand firm in our resolve to protect our \u2018Jati, Mati, Bheti\u2019\u2014our identity, land, and heritage\u2014at all costs. Demography is destiny.” from his official X handle.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Shivling has been vandalised by miscreants in Himachal Pradesh today. It could happen in the land of Maa Kamakhya tomorrow.<\/p>\n

This is why we must stand firm in our resolve to protect our \u2018Jati, Mati, Bheti\u2019\u2014our identity, land, and heritage\u2014at all costs.<\/p>\n

Demography is destiny. pic.twitter.com\/CqkPp6JVSC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ashok Singhal (@TheAshokSinghal) September 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When seen in the context of recent communal flare-ups in the state, the repeated mention of ‘demographic change’ and beasts or demons having cast their eyes on ‘Devbhoomi’ are clear examples of demonisation of Muslims and scaremongering. Several users including @MrSinha_<\/a> had mentioned demographic change in another recent tweet on Shimla claiming that around 35 Muslim vendors had been found carrying fake Aadhaar cards. This turned out to be a false and baseless claim. The related Alt News fact check can be read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Several other X users have made similar claims.<\/span><\/p>\n