The police also carried out drone surveillance as a precaution after tensions prevailed during the Hanuman Jayanti procession in the city. In a recent development, members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal submitted a memorandum demanding the arrest of the people involved in the incid
During the demonstration, the members of the Hindu outfit were also demanded to mark the protest in the area where the incident happened at the time of the Hanuman Jayanti procession but the police stopped them from visiting that location.
Responding to the FIR against people from Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Nagpur violence, SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav said, "There will be action against people who incited riots."
Speaking about the violence, Lok Sabha MP Pappu Yadav said, "People from Bajrang Dal and Vishva Hindu Parishad are hooligans; they should be banned. These people are protected by the government. I believe that the country's economy and progress are being affected now. There is a need to thin
Speaking to ANI, VHP member Rajkumar Sharma said, "Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal announced earlier that they will hold a protest...The protest was over the removal of the grave...There was a grave on which a green cloth was kept, if something is written on it in Urdu, how wi
Earlier today, Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane held Abu Azmi responsible for the violence in Nagpur and said that it was a preplanned violence to defame the State government.
Earlier, while speaking in the Maharashtra legislative assembly, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the violence "looks like a well-planned attack" and that certain rumours were spread that religious verses were burnt as the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal protested in the win
"The situation is peaceful in the district. Yesterday, Bajrang Dal members gave us a petition. The police force is on alert in the district. SP (superintendent of Police) and I are visiting sensitive areas in the district. The force is deployed in sensitive areas in Daulatabad and Khuldab
"In Nagpur, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal held protests. Rumours were spread that things containing religious content were burnt...It looks like a well-planned attack. No one has permission to take law and order into their hands," Fadnavis said while addressing the legislative ass
Reacting to the demands by Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal to remove Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb's tomb, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said that the tomb is a symbol of the bravery of Marathas, and future generations should know about it.
"Now suddenly when the government is not performing, not talking sense and not addressing issues related to youth and farmers, they (Bajrang Dal and allied forces) are trying to distract people from the real issues," Pawar told ANI.