Vishwa Hindu Takht chief detained ahead of Nuh Shobha Yatra, Security tightened, Internet suspended in area

Vishwa Hindu Takht chief detained ahead of Nuh Shobha Yatra Security tightened Internet suspended in area

The Haryana police on Monday detained Vishwa Hindu Takht (VHT) chief Viresh Shandilya, minutes before he could leave for South Haryana’s Nuh to take part in the ‘Jal Abhishek’ yatra in Nuh district. According to SP Jashandeep Singh Randhawa, the VHT chief has been kept under “house arrest” at his residence in sector 1. Haryana is put on high alert with heavy security arrangements in place after the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat called for a ‘Shobha Yatra’ on Monday in Nuh district despite chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar denying permission…

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Ayodhya On Alert -2 Lakh people expected tomorrow, claim VHP & RSS

There is heavy security in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya ahead of a Dharam Sabha or religious meeting called on Sunday by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad to push for the construction of a Ram temple and a two-day visit beginning today by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. Hundreds of policemen have been deployed at the disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Majid site and prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC have been imposed. Devotees are being allowed darshan at the makeshift temple there in small batches, a senior officer said. The Uttar Pradesh…

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‘Shastra Poojan’ performed, rallies taken out by RSS, VHP, Bajrang Dal activists on Vijaydashmi

In order to celebrate its 93rd foundation day on the occasion of Vijaydashmi on Thursday, activists of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Vihswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal took out rallies and performed the “Shastra Poojan” (weapon worshipping) across the Jammu Region. During the day, the RSS activists performed Shastra Poojan (weapon worshipping) and marched through the main towns of RS Pura, Kathua, Vijaypur, Bari Brahamana, Udhampur, Ramban, Kishtwar and Bhaderwah in the “Ganvesh” (the complete RSS dress) and sang the “Sanchalan Geet” (RSS group song) invoking “Maa Bharti” (motherland).…

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VHP, RSS eye Kashmir’s political space

After inroads by the Bharatiya Janata Party into Jammu and Kashmir’s political arena, the right-wing organizations, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Rashtriya Swayam sevak Sangh, are slowly attempting to enter into the Valley and “make their base here.” In a development that took many observers by surprise, a VHP leader Shiv Narayan Singh Tuesday held a meeting with J&K Governor N N Vohra. An official spokesman said Singh—PRO of VHP—called on Governor N N Vohra, here at Raj Bhavan and “informed him about various important matters of high public interest” and…

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