Hindu community members and human rights advocates held a peaceful protest outside the US State Department here, urging the government to take stronger action over what they described as persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh.
He alleged that the government wants to divide Sanatan Dharma and incite conflict between different castes, adding that ''the new regulations are completely anti-Sanatan Dharma.''
Following the directions of the Supreme Court, the district administration and police allowed the proceedings of worship by the Hindu community from sunrise on Friday, Vasant Panchami, at the Bhojshala-Kamaal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.
Citing continuous attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh in which eight members of the communtiy were brutally murdered in the last 25 days, renowned storyteller and Hindu leader Devkinandan Thakur Ji Maharaj not only questioned the safety of Hindus but also strongly criticized those who call him a "hate-monger".
Speaking to the media here on Monday, Devkinandan Thakur said it is not his job to react to the statements of politicians, but he wants to present the truth of Sanatan Dharma.
Following the conclusion of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) All India Executive Committee meeting, Sangh workers have become fully active at the grassroots level.
Assam Chief Minister and BJP co-incharge of Jharkhand Himanta Biswa Sarma accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of trying to create rifts within the Hindu community, stating that such actions could weaken societal unity.
While timely action by the police brought the situation under control, the tension continued to prevail till late at night with both the groups raising slogans against each other.
This remark was made by him during a virtual discussion organized by the election cell of the Bihar unit of BJP under the chairmanship of Radhika Raman on Sunday. The theme of the discussion was violence and democratic threat that arose after the West Bengal election.
