761: What Do We Know About Jantar Mantar & Hajj Protests So Far?

<div>Two back-to-back protests in Delhi informed by strong anti-Muslim sentiments are triggering fresh concerns about the weakened state of India's secular fabric.<br> <br> </div> <div>The first protest took place in Dwarka Sector 22, where the construction of a Hajj House for Muslim pilgrims is set to take place. A large group of residents from the neighbourhood area and Khaps from nearby villages had gathered at the site of the prospective Hajj House, on 6 August, chanting "Jai Shri Ram" and "Hindu Ekta" to oppose its construction.<br> <br> </div> <div>While some protesters said they feared that the Hajj House itself would become "another Tablighi Jamaat", some other claimed that constructing the Hajj House would lead to clashes, riots, and a law-and-order problem. <br> <br> But the second and doubly concerning rally took place in the heart of Delhi — at Jantar Mantar, just two days after the Dwarka gathering, where in a protest against "colonial era laws", some especially violent and inflammatory slogans were raised against the Muslim community. <br> <br> </div> <div>Purported video clips from the gathering showed protestors raising slogans that threaten to kill Muslims, which have been drawing massive outrage over the past few days. <br> <br> </div> <div>This led the police to take action two days after the slogans were raised and arrest five people, including a Supreme Court lawyer and former Delhi BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay who had organised the event. However Upadhyay was granted bail a day later on 11 August.<br> <br> </div> <div>Tune in to The Big Story where we talk about these incidents and what we know about them so far.<br> <br> <strong>Producer and Host: </strong>Shorbori Purkayastha<br> <strong>Guests:<br> </strong>Aishwarya Iyer, Principal Correspondent at The Quint<br> Abhilash Mallick who's a Fact-Checker for Webqoof - The Quint's fact-checking initiative<br> Anmol Pritam, Reporter with National Dastak</div> <div> <strong>Editor:</strong> Shelly Walia<br> <br> </div> <div> <strong>M