What is happening in this country

Yesterday, I was playing Holi with some of my friends in our society. We are a small group of school friends, all working jobs, and we reunite during Holi and Diwali when everyone returns home for the occasion.

While we were celebrating, some random guys came and started applying color to our female friend without her consent. We saw this and confronted them, leading to an argument. After the argument, they left. However, in the evening, they returned and started shouting in the society compound. Some of them even made vulgar comments. Among them were a few yuva netas (young political leaders) from the ruling party.

When we went down to confront them again, they took out lathis and rods from their car, attempting to attack us. We ran towards our house and called for help. Soon, several people and society members gathered in the compound, which scared them. They then started justifying themselves by saying they belonged to a certain political party and accused us of "destroying Hindu culture." They even questioned why a Muslim friend of ours was playing Holi with us.

Our Muslim friend not only celebrates with us but also visits temples and is a vegetarian—not for religious reasons but because he cannot digest meat. His family never objects to his choices. If he is playing Holi with us, why should anyone else care? These brain-dead people think they are "saving" a religion that has survived a thousand years of invasions.

When they continued their harassment, we called the police. The officers took them away, but we know they’ll likely be released within a couple of hours. It makes me wonder—where do these guys get so much confidence to act like this?

I also saw news from Ujjain that someone was stabbed to death over an argument during Holi celebrations. It's disturbing how such violence is becoming common.