NEW DELHI, March 4 -- In recent years, the Indian political landscape has been marred by a troubling trend: the rise of hate-fueled rhetoric and divisive politics. From targeted attacks on minorities to the propagation of divisive ideologies, the politics of hate has been tearing at the very fabric of our nation. One particularly alarming incident was the harassment of a religious nun in the state of Assam, ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), along with the disturbing trend of posters calling for the removal of Christian religious symbols from schools. These incidents are not isolated but symptomatic of a larger problem plaguing our society.

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