Vishwa Hindu Parishad spokesperson Vinod Bansal dropped a data-driven bombshell on X Tuesday, dissecting six decades of population trends that reveal a deepening Hindu-Muslim divide. What he describes as ‘worrying’ isn’t hyperbole—it’s backed by census figures signaling potential peril for India’s pluralistic ethos.
Triggering the discourse was a Muslim leader’s brazen endorsement of hyper-fertility: advocating dozens over duos, citing his eight offspring, brother’s 16, and mother’s 72 grown grandchildren. Bansal sees this as fanning flames of population jihad, especially resonant ahead of key state elections but with pan-India echoes.
The stats are sobering. From 1951-2011, total population tripled (361 million to 1.21 billion). Muslims quintupled (34 million to 172 million), share jumping 9.8% to 14.2%; Hindus dipped 84.1% to 79.8%. Frontier zones flipped: 200 districts, 300 tehsils altered, 116 villages over 50% Muslim, Hindus now minorities in 9 states.
Root causes, per Bansal: Extremist plots via violence, love jihad, conversions, illegal entries, and demographic warfare, abetted by Congress-like policies favoring one community. The result? A fraying social tapestry.
Solutions for Hindus: Incentivize 19-25-year marriages, three-child norms to balance youth-elder ratios and fortify against radical designs. To Muslim women: Reject burqa-halala-talaq oppression that treats you as breeding tools when Indian women command cockpits. ‘Fight for your freedoms,’ he urged.
Bansal’s intervention transcends rhetoric, framing population as national security. With elections on horizon, it compels leaders and citizens to confront uncomfortable truths, steering India toward equitable growth rather than division.