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2002 Naroda Gam riots case | Court criticises Supreme Court-appointed SIT; says evidence of prosecution full of contradictions

A special court in Ahmedabad which acquitted all the 67 accused in the Naroda Gam post-Godhra riots case has criticised the probe conducted into it by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Supreme Court and said the evidence of the prosecution’s witnesses was full of contradictions and could…

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Congress ‘trying to lock up Lord Hanuman’: Modi

The Congress’ poll manifesto, which mentions “firm action” including ban of organisations such as the Bajrang Dal, has ruffled the feathers of the ruling BJP, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself leading the attack.

The Hindu

VHP slams Congress for comparing Bajrang Dal with PFI

Responding to the Congress manifesto announced ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections that promises to impose a ban on the Bajrang Dal and the PFI if it wins the poll, the VHP staged a protest outside the Congress headquarters in New Delhi.

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Congress demands PM’s apology for equating Lord Hanuman with Bajrang Dal

The Congress on May 2, 2023 accused PM Modi of ‘insulting’ Lord Hanuman by comparing him with the Bajrang Dal and asked Mr. Modi to apologise for hurting religious sentiments.

The Hindu

Plan to ban Bajrang Dal only shows Congress’ anti-Hindu mindset, says Joshi

Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi has said that the Congress has yet again come up with bogus manifesto full of bogus promises and its assurance to ban Bajrang Dal clearly shows its anti-Hindu nature. He was addressing a press conference in Hubballi on Tuesday.

The Hindu

Banning Bajrang Dal will prove costly to the Congress, says Bommai

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that any move to ban the Bajrang Dal will prove costly to the Congress and if devotees of Lord Hanuman revolt, then, the Congress will be ousted from the country itself. He was addressing an election rally after participating in a roadshow in…

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Karnataka Poll: 'Will ban Bajrang Dal, PFI...', Congress says in manifesto

The Congress on Tuesday in its manifesto for Karnataka Assembly elections said it will take "decisive action" as per law including banning organisations like Bajrang Dal, PFI and others. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Religious, ‘proud Brahmin’, ‘disowned’ by Bajrang Dal: Meet Luvlesh Tiwari, accused in Atiq’s murder

On December 22, a 22-year-old in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, posted on Facebook. “Jai Shri Ram,” he said, writing in Hindi: “People in front of whom I don’t bow down do not like me. Those who like me never ask me to bow.”

Newslaundry

India court acquits 69 Hindus of murder of 11 Muslims during 2002 riots

An Indian court on Thursday acquitted 69 Hindus, including a former minister from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), of the murder of 11 Muslims during communal riots in the western state of Gujarat in 2002.

Reuters

Spike in anti-Muslim rallies since BJP retook India’s Maharashtra

Ram Navami festival was the latest concerted attempt to ignite religious tensions in India’s richest state.

Al Jazeera

PIL against loudspeaker's use for azan, Gujarat HC seeks govt's reply

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Monday directed the state government once again to respond to a PIL seeking ban on the use of loudspeakers for reciting azan in mosques.

The Times of India

Men found charred in car: VHP demands CBI probe, says Bajrang Dal's name being dragged into case due to political bias

NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday demanded a CBI probe into the death of two Muslim men from Rajasthan whose bodies were found in a car in Haryana.

The Times of India

‘We would’ve never filed a case’: Behind rise in Haryana ‘love jihad’ FIRs, vigilantes, misuse of new law

Sanskriti Shukla converted to Islam before she married Javed Khan last year in Haryana’s Faridabad. They had been in a relationship for seven years, but they are now in hiding after threats from Hindutva vigilantes, including the Bajrang Dal and the Bittu Bajrangi-led Gau Raksha Bajrang Force.

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Bajrang Dal issues fresh threats against the release of Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' in Gujarat; Ashoke Pandit says 'We wholly condemn this act of dictatorship' - WATCH

Just days ahead of the release of Shah Rukh Khan's highly anticipated film 'Pathaan', the Bajrang Dal has issued fresh threats against the release of the film in the state of Gujarat.

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Day after Bajrang Dal activist's murder, clashes erupt in Jharkhand's Chakradharpur

CHAKRADHARPUR (JHARKHAND): Clashes broke out between two groups of people in Jharkhand's Chakradharpur on Sunday, despite the prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC in place, when the body of a Bajrang Dal activist, killed a day ago, was being taken to a crematorium by his supporters, a senior police officer…

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Paresh Mesta death case: A timeline of events

With the CBI filing closure report in the 2017 death of Paresh Mesta, here is a look at the timeline of events in the case

Newslaundry

As ‘Garba jihad’ becomes news TV’s latest bogey, News Nation champions vigilante violence

The hypermasculine Muslim is back as the scheming villain in the Hindu Rashtra programming of Indian news TV. But the script, at the risk of sounding repetitive, has moved far beyond the mob lynching years to cast itself around “garba jihad”. The anchors are at it again: almost championing vigilante…

The Times of India

Madhya Pradesh: Three 'non-Hindus' handed over to cops for 'unauthorised' entry into garba venue, claims Bajrang Dal

UJJAIN: The Bajrang Dal on Sunday claimed it had handed over three "non-Hindus" to the police for allegedly entering a garba venue in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh by hiding their identities. A video of the incident, which reportedly took place on Saturday night in a garba pandal at Kalidas Academy…

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Bajrang Dal working to ‘curb love jihad’ at Gujarat garba venues

"Love jihad" is a term used by right-wing groups and activists to allege a concerted effort by Muslim men to convert Hindu women to Islam through marriage

The Hindu

50,000 people to take part in idol immersion procession in Yadgir tomorrow

The idol has been established by Hindu Maha Ganapati Utsav Samiti on Amba Bhavani Temple Grounds

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Inter-faith couple demand stern action against those who disrupted their marriage

Hassan

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Accused arrested for stopping inter-faith marriage in Chikkamagaluru

They are all said to be associated with Bajrang Dal

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Pro-Dalit groups take out protest rally

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Bajrang Dal activists stop inter-faith marriage in Chikkamagaluru

Hassan A group of Bajrang Dal activists on Wednesday allegedly stopped the marriage of a Hindu girl

The Times of India

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt decided against Mahakal temple visit; no restriction on them to offer prayers: MP home minister

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Wednesday said nobody had stopped actor couple Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt from taking darshan of Mahakal in Ujjain but they decided against visiting the temple. Insisting that the protest by Bajrang Dal workers near the famous shrine of Lord Shiva was a…

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