Citizens for Justice and Peace
100 dalit Christians re-convert to Hinduism in Gorakhpur
26-Jun-2015
Lucknow, June 26, 2015, DHNS: After several months, Uttar Pradesh had the first instance of “ghar vapsi” when saffron outfits in Gorakhpur re-converted nearly 100 Dalits from Christianity to Hinduism. Reports said members of Hindu Yuva Vahini, the outfit belonging to Gorakhpur BJP MP Mahant Adityanath, held a special ceremony at the Dalit hamlet of…
VHP leader wants Muslims to give up claim over Ayodhya
25-Jun-2015
Ayodhya: There can be no communal harmony unless Muslims forgo their claim on Ayodhya, Mathura and Kashi, where there are temple-mosque disputes, VHP leader Ashok Singhal said on Wednesday and asked Sunni Central Board and All India Muslim Personal Law Board to take initiative. “They (Muslims) should also think how far this struggle will go,”…
Tension in Kheda: Hindu woman, Muslim paramour ‘elope’, Patels threaten stir
22-Jun-2015
Fresh row days after VHP bandh in Nadiad against Hindu girl allegedly eloping with Muslim ‘bootlegger’. By: Express News Service | Vadodara | Published on:June 22, 2015 12:48 am A week after Nadiad town witnessed a bandh called by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) over the alleged “love jihad” after a Muslim bootlegger eloped with…
BJP councillor locks out Muslim family in Moradabad
20-Jun-2015
Parveen pressured to move away from Hindu neighbourbood. A Muslim family that had recently bought a house in a Hindu neighbourhood in the Katghar area of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, has decided to sell the property after the local BJP councillor locked them out of their own premises on Wednesday night. The councillor also tried…
Ramzan in Atali in Ballabhgarh: Jats get mosque fans removed
20-Jun-2015
Two portable fans for prayers in torched mosque violates court stay, claim Jats. Written by Aniruddha Ghosal | New Delhi | Updated: June 20, 2015 8:34 am Installing two portable fans at a burnt down mosque so people won’t have to offer prayers in the heat led to tension in riot-hit Atali village in Ballabhgarh…
Ban convent schools: Hindu outfit
18-Jun-2015
`All India Hindu Convention’, organized by the right-wing outfit Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, on Wednesday demanded a ban on convent schools, claiming that these schools do not allow Hindu students to follow religious traditions. The convention also demanded a ban on cow slaughter in the entire country . “Hindu students studying in convent schools are barred…
Bigger Hindutva organizations have become inactive: Pramod Muthalik
17-Jun-2015
Panaji: Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik on Wednesday claimed that bigger Hindutva organisations have become inactive leaving the smaller groups to unite for the cause. “Today, bigger Hindutva organizations have become inactive. On the contrary, all small and big Hindu organisations who are striving sincerely for the cause of Hindutva are getting united,” Muthalik…
Bootlegger ‘abducts’ woman in Nadiad; VHP terms it love jihad, calls for bandh
17-Jun-2015
The VHP activists also submitted a memorandum to the District Superintendent of Police and district collector. By: Express News Service | Vadodara | Published on:June 17, 2015 12:58 am After a 42-year-old “bootlegger” in Nadiad town of Kheda district in Gujarat allegedly abducted a 21-year-old woman, the VHP, terming it as a case of “love…
Trust meet on Ram Janmabhoomi temple today
16-Jun-2015
The Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas Trust will hold a crucial meeting here on Tuesday in which important decisions regarding the construction of Ram temple will be taken, a top official said on Monday. The meeting will be held at the Mani Ram Das Chawni temple, adjacent to the Babri Masjid premises, former BJP MP and senior…
VHP’s bandh call shuts down Nadiad on Monday
16-Jun-2015
The call was given to oppose marriage of Muslim man with Hindu girl dna correspondent @dnaahmedabad Nadiad: The ‘Nadiad Bandh’ call given by the city unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to protest against the alleged relationship of city-based minority community bootlegger, Masoom Mahida, with a Hindu girl, invoked sizeable response on Monday. The bandh…