Tag: Bajrang Dal

UP Headmaster suspended for making students sing Iqbal’s poem

The poem "Lab pe aati hai dua" was written in 1902 by Muhammad Iqbal, also known as Allama Iqbal who also wrote the famous lines, "Sare jahan se achcha Hindustan hamara."

October 16, 2019

Bajrang Dal members shot at while trying to stop ‘cow smuggling’ in Gurgaon

The smugglers sped off after hurling four cows from their high-speed moving vehicle. The incident has been caught on video.

October 11, 2019

VHP to build ‘dharam rakshak sena’ in UP ahead of Ram Janmabhoomi verdict

In 16 districts of UP, VHP is holding 'Trishul Diksha' programme where over 25,000 youths are being trained in the art of using trident.

October 7, 2019

Trend to link mob lynching incidents with the BJP, RSS, says Jharkhand minister

Singh was responding to AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s comments on the Jharkhand mob lynching incident in which a Muslim youth died after he was beaten mercilessly.

June 24, 2019

The heritage of British period statues

Statues of India-lovers should not be dumped here and there but preserved to commemorate a part of our history, which cannot be wished away. Delhi has shown the way with Coronation Park and other cities can follow suit

June 13, 2019

Bulandshahr violence: SIT files chargesheet against 38, five charged with murder

The accused include Bajrang Dal leader Yogesh Raj, BJP leader Shikhar Aggarwal and VHP leader Upendra Raghav.

March 3, 2019

UP: Missionaries seek police help after ‘religious conversion twist to property dispute’

The alleged dispute is over possession of a shop inside St Lukes Hospital, which is operated by the Catholic Diocese of Meerut

February 8, 2019

Bulandshahr violence: Bajrang Dal extends support to arrested leader Yogesh Raj

Yogesh Raj is innocent and he will prove it, says Bajrang Dal; 10 lawyers from Bulandshahr lined up to fight his case

January 4, 2019

Bulandshahr violence: Yogesh Raj sent to 14-day judicial custody

Raj had been on the run since the incident of December 3 and had been dodging the police

January 3, 2019

Bulandshahr violence: Prime accused Yogesh Raj arrested

Yogesh Raj, local convener of Bajrang Dal, had been absconding since 3 December and was arrested from Khurja on Wednesday night

January 3, 2019

Bulandshahr Violence: CJM court issues non-bailable warrants against 27 accused

The police pleaded before the CJM court that the absconding accused are trying to influence the witnesses and pieces of evidence by releasing videos.

December 13, 2018

Bulandshahr Violence: Social media campaign launched in support of main accused Yogesh Raj

Another post read “Ya to BJP police ko sudhaar le nahi to hum Hindu BJP ko sudhar denge. Yogesh Raj Nirdosh Hai." (Either the BJP should rein in the police or we Hindus will rein in the BJP. Yogesh Raj is innocent).

December 6, 2018

Bulandshahr Violence: 2 minors, aged 10 and 12, named in FIR for cow slaughter

Surprisingly, the complaint lodged by Yogesh Raj contains names of two minor boys aged 10 and 12 years.

December 5, 2018

Bulandshahr violence: Case registered against 28; BJP protests naming party’s, VHP, Bajrang Dal leaders

A violent mob of villagers on Monday had attacked the Syana police station with heavy stone pelting and firing for what they said was police inaction after beef was reportedly found in village Mahav on Sunday night.

December 4, 2018

Consumed by hatred and hubris

Many believe that Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, who felicitated those convicted by a lower court in Jharkhand for the lynching of Alimuddin Ansari in Ramgarh last June, was picked on because of his pedigree. They say that many other BJP MPs, ministers and MLAs have said and done more outrageous stuff. …

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July 15, 2018

VHP warns CIA of campaign over ‘militant organisation’ tag in its factbook

After being branded as a militant outfit by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of United States, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday threatened to launch an international movement against the US intelligence agency. VHP has warned the CIA to change its classification of the Hindu group as a religious militant organisation asserting that it …

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June 15, 2018

BJP, Bajrang Dal blamed for communal violence in Bihar

A fact-finding team’s report on the recent communal violence across Bihar charged that these incidents in nine districts of the state were “not spontaneous but pre-planned”, accusing the BJP and Bajrang Dal of allegedly orchestrating them. The report was released at a press conference here on Monday by a voluntary group “United Against Hate (UAH)”. …

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April 10, 2018