Citizens for Justice and Peace
ABVP disrupts `love jihad’ event at Lucknow University
16-Nov-2014
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists on Saturday disrupted an All India Students’ Association (AISA) event here, against `Love Jihad’. They created a ruckus and manhandled female guests, including CPI-ML politburo member Kavita Krishnan. The AISA began its convention titled `Prem se darr kisko’ around noon at Lucknow University . Minutes after Krishnan started speaking,…
Defeat forces dividing Hindu society: RSS
07-Nov-2014
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) cautioned against forces dividing Hindu society and called for a united Hindu force to defeat those forces. Addressing a gathering of swamis at the Sant Sammelan at Siddaganga Math in Tumkur, Bengaluru, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said sants and swamis of Hindu society can fight those forces which are…
VHP to launch campaign for Ram temple in Ayodhya
04-Nov-2014
Dhaval Kulkarni@dhavalkulkarni Invigorated by the victory of BJP at the Centre, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will launch a campaign covering one lakh villages in India to press for the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya. The week-long “Ram utsav”, which will be launched early next year, will also cover…
Bajrang Dal ignores PM Modi call, enforces Assam bandh
01-Nov-2014
Nov 01, 2014 – MANOJ ANAND | GUWAHATI When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was flagging off a “Run for Unity” to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in New Delhi, the Bajrang Dal, an associate of the saffron brigade, was on the streets of Assam enforcing a bandh backed by the Assam BJP.…
VHP organises convention, wants Ram temple built
24-Oct-2014
`Hindu Sangam’ will be held in the city on Jan 11, coinciding with vibrant Gujarat summit While the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has indicated that it is in no hurry to build Ram Mandir, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad has decided to build pressure on Narendra Modi government to immediately start construction of the temple at Ram…
Right-wing activists stop Hindu-Muslim wedding
16-Oct-2014
Members of a rightwing organization prevented a Hindu woman and a Muslim man from getting married in Bhopal on Monday , saying it was a case of `love jihad’. The couple were looking for a notary on the court premises to get their marriage registered when activists of the Sanskriti Bachao Manch arrived and started…
VHP plans Hindu Sammelan in Kolkata on Dec 20
15-Oct-2014
Kolkata | Posted: October 15, 2014 1:54 am As part of its golden jubilee celebrations, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will organise a Virat Hindu Sammelan at Shahid Minar ground in Kolkata on December 20. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghachalak Mohan Bhagavat, VHP patron Ashok Singhal and VHP working president Praveen Togadia will address the…
Woman’s denial of love jihad gives the lie to BJP claim
13-Oct-2014
When a 22-year-old woman from Meerut alleged gang rape and forced conversion in August, several BJP leaders, including Yogi Adityanath, the BJP’s by-poll campaign in-charge in the State, took up the issue. But on Sunday, she said in a written statement at a women’s police station that she had run away with a Muslim man…
Muzaffarnagar to see another mahapanchayat tomorrow
06-Oct-2014
Even as the police probe the brutal triple murder in Bahadurpur village, the Muzaffarnagar’s fragile peace has been threatened by claims and counter-claims surrounding attacks by “masked men” and alleged involvement of the residents of relief camps. The severely mutilated bodies of three labourers were found on Saturday night. The police who have formed six…
VHP tells Muslims and Christians to ‘stay away’ from Navratri festival
26-Sep-2014
Vishwa Hindu Parishad warned Muslims and Christians on Thursday not to join in a lively Navratri festival this month, in the latest bid by activists to step up segregation in the multi-faith country. Emboldened by the May election victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hardliners in his party and affiliated right-wing groups have been stirring…