Narayanpur violence | 11 arrested so far, including two local BJP leaders
1 year, 11 months ago

Narayanpur violence | 11 arrested so far, including two local BJP leaders

The Hindu  

Chhattisgarh Police have arrested at least 11 persons — including the current and former district presidents of the BJP — in connection with separate, violent incidents over purported religious conversions in Narayanpur earlier this week. Mr. Salam assumed charge as the BJP district president in October and since then, the duo have led several campaigns against Christian missionaries in villages across Narayanpur, sources said. In his late fifties, Mr. Salam has been with the BJP since 1985, while Markam, a few years his junior, joined the party in 2002, said Brijmohan Dewangan, another former BJP district president from Narayanpur. “This government rolls out the red carpet for missionaries and imposes non-bailable Sections on those trying to protect tribal culture…,” former State Minister and senior BJP leader Ajay Chandrakar said in the context of party leaders getting arrested.

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FIRs against Rahul Gandhi over statements on Sikhs in India
3 months ago

FIRs against Rahul Gandhi over statements on Sikhs in India

The Hindu  

Multiple First Information Reports have been registered against former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in various districts of Chhattisgarh over his recent statements on the Sikh community made during the leader’s recent visit to the U.S. Cases have been filed in the capital Raipur and a couple of other cities, including Bilaspur and Durg, with police sources adding that more such …

'I'm an Insider...': Rajeev Chandrasekhar Who's Up Against Tharoor in Trivandrum
8 months ago

'I'm an Insider...': Rajeev Chandrasekhar Who's Up Against Tharoor in Trivandrum

The Quint  

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‘No revenge or appeasement’: CM Siddaramaiah defends Srikant Poojari's arrest
11 months, 2 weeks ago

‘No revenge or appeasement’: CM Siddaramaiah defends Srikant Poojari's arrest

New Indian Express  

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Chhattisgarh elections: Lingering anger from Narayanpur communal clash may sway Bastar
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh elections: Lingering anger from Narayanpur communal clash may sway Bastar

Hindustan Times  

Narayanpur/ Kondagaon/Kanker: It is 10am, and in the densely forested district of Narayanpur, around a dozen tribal youth -- one carrying a traditional axe and the others saffron Bharatiya Janata Party flags --march towards Edka village. Former Congress President Mohan Markam, who was replaced as the party’s state president in July 2023, and is the sitting Kondagaon MLA, says that …

‘Lot of Anger…’: Has Manipur Violence Caused Setback to BJP’s Christian Outreach in Kerala?
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Lot of Anger…’: Has Manipur Violence Caused Setback to BJP’s Christian Outreach in Kerala?

News 18  

The BJP has been trying to reach out to the Christian community in Kerala with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on March 2 that the party will come to power in the southern state, the same way that the cadre had been revived in the northeast and Goa. Even though the Kerala BJP has denied this, the violence in Manipur …

Manipur stir reveals BJP’s two-faced approach to Christians: Govindan
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur stir reveals BJP’s two-faced approach to Christians: Govindan

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India State secretary M.V. Govindan said the civil unrest in Manipur exposed the Janus-faced nature of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s approach to Christians, other minorities, and tribes in the country. Nevertheless, Sangh Parivar’s ‘pogrom’ against Christians in Manipur proved that the BJP’s made-for-television minority outreach in Kerala could not camouflage the party’s ‘fascist spots’. Mr. Govindan said …

SP injured, church vandalised as violence over religious conversion hits Narayanpur again
1 year, 11 months ago

SP injured, church vandalised as violence over religious conversion hits Narayanpur again

The Hindu  

Nearly half a dozen policemen, including a District Superintendent of Police, were injured and a church vandalised after a “protest meeting over purported religious conversions” called by tribal groups turned violent in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Monday. Narayanpur Collector Ajeet Vasant told The Hindu that the meeting was called by the tribal groups to raise “their grievances regarding religious conversions …

Chhattisgarh: Church vandalised, senior cop attacked during protest by tribals in Narayanpur
1 year, 11 months ago

Chhattisgarh: Church vandalised, senior cop attacked during protest by tribals in Narayanpur

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh: A church was vandalised and a senior policeman was attacked and injured during a protest by a group of tribals in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur city on Monday, police said. Narayanpur district Superintendent of Police Sadanand Kumar was attacked during the protest that took place in the afternoon and was being treated at a hospital, an official said. As per preliminary …

1,000 Christians subjected to violence in Chhattisgarh, some forcibly converted to Hinduism: Civil rights groups
1 year, 11 months ago

1,000 Christians subjected to violence in Chhattisgarh, some forcibly converted to Hinduism: Civil rights groups

The Hindu  

Some civil rights groups have claimed that about 1,000 Christian tribals in Chhattisgarh were subjected to violence over their religion and some of them were forcibly converted to Hinduism. Irfan Engineer, director of the Centre for Study of Society and Secularism who led the fact-finding committee, claimed that there is an "organised campaign to forcibly convert Christian Adivasis to Hindu …

Violence Breaks Out in Bengal's Mominpur, BJP State Chief Among 5 Arrested; Section 144 Clamped
2 years, 2 months ago

Violence Breaks Out in Bengal's Mominpur, BJP State Chief Among 5 Arrested; Section 144 Clamped

News 18  

Violence erupted in West Bengal’s Mominpur area on Sunday as two communities clashed after religious flags put up for Milad un-Nabi were allegedly torn. “I have written to Hon’ble Union Home Minister Shri @AmitShah Ji & Hon’ble Governor Shri La Ganesan Ji requesting them to urgently deploy Central Forces in the wake of Mominpur violence & ransacking of Ekbalpur Police …

Hundreds arrested in India amid continued tensions over Prophet Mohammad 'insults'
2 years, 6 months ago

Hundreds arrested in India amid continued tensions over Prophet Mohammad 'insults'

ABC  

A youth in India's Kashmir has been arrested for posting a video threatening to behead a former spokesperson of India's ruling party who had made derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad, according to officials. Key points: The video, circulated on YouTube, has been withdrawn The outrage against the comments made by the two BJP spokespeople has trended on Twitter At …

Kanpur violence: Hindus singled out and attacked, CM Yogi orders police to invoke Gangster Act against rioters
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: Hindus singled out and attacked, CM Yogi orders police to invoke Gangster Act against rioters

Op India  

In the violence that erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district on May 3, Friday, Islamists had singled out the Hindus by their names and assaulted them, reports Zee News. The violence had erupted over a call by Islamists to shut down the shops in the area in protest against BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for allegedly committing ‘blasphemy’ against Prophet Muhammad …

BREAKING| Gurugram Namaz Issue : CJI Agrees To Give Immediate Listing To Plea Seeking Contempt Action Against Haryana Officials
2 years, 10 months ago

BREAKING| Gurugram Namaz Issue : CJI Agrees To Give Immediate Listing To Plea Seeking Contempt Action Against Haryana Officials

Live Law  

The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Monday agreed to give urgent listing to a petition seeking contempt action against the officers of the State of Haryana for their alleged inaction in preventing the disruption of Namaz offerings by the Muslim community in open designated places in Gurugram. The petition filed by former Rajya Sabha MP Mohammad Adeeb has …

Chhattisgarh Police arrest Hindu seer Kalicharan Maharaj over controversial remarks against Mahatma Gandhi
2 years, 11 months ago

Chhattisgarh Police arrest Hindu seer Kalicharan Maharaj over controversial remarks against Mahatma Gandhi

Firstpost  

The religious leader had allegedly used abusive words against the Father of the Nation, and asked people to elect a staunch Hindu leader as the head of the government in order to protect the religion Raipur: Chhattisgarh Police on Thursday arrested Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh in connection with his alleged derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi, …

Why India is witnessing spike in attacks on Christians, churches
3 years ago

Why India is witnessing spike in attacks on Christians, churches

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups record more than 300 attacks on Christians and their religious places in the first nine months of this year. However, in a speech about two weeks earlier, Mohan Bhagwat, head of the far-right Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological mentor of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, warned Hindus about religious conversions and alleged “demographic changes” in India’s northeastern states, which …

Churches under attack: Uttar Pradesh reports most cases of anti-Christian violence across India
3 years, 1 month ago

Churches under attack: Uttar Pradesh reports most cases of anti-Christian violence across India

The Hindu  

I t is a template that was crafted back in 2015, when the first instance of lynching was reported from Dadri in western Uttar Pradesh; it has now been expanded to include minority Christians. Before the police arrived, the mob destroyed CCTV cameras, vandalised religious symbols and chanted slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Har Har Mahadev’ inside the church …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence | Case against Priyanka, Deependra Hooda, Ajay Kumar Lallu in Sitapur
3 years, 2 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence | Case against Priyanka, Deependra Hooda, Ajay Kumar Lallu in Sitapur

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh Police has booked Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and 10 other people under sections related to preventive custody due to apprehension of breach of peace, officials said on Tuesday, as party leaders questioned her detention beyond 24 hours without an FIR. The case under Code of Criminal Procedure sections 144,151, 107, 116 has also been registered …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence Updates: Congress' V Narayanasamy stages dharna; farmers not involved in violence, says BKS
3 years, 2 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence Updates: Congress' V Narayanasamy stages dharna; farmers not involved in violence, says BKS

Firstpost  

4:43 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Lakhimpur Kheri violence Latest News Update Narayanasamy stages dharna Former Chief Minister of Puducherry and senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy, party Legislator M Vaithyanathan and office-bearers of the Pradesh Congress Committee courted arrest in Puducherry on Monday during a dharna held to condemn the death of eight people in Uttar Pradesh during the farmers protest. …

Maharashtra BJP threatens protest if no action taken against Sharjeel Usmani for defaming Hindu community
3 years, 10 months ago

Maharashtra BJP threatens protest if no action taken against Sharjeel Usmani for defaming Hindu community

India Today  

Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the state government to take action against Sharjeel Usmani, a former student leader. As per a complaint filed by BJYM leaders, Sharjeel Usmani allegedly made defaming statements on the Hindu community during his address at the Elgar Parishad conclave in Pune on Saturday. BJP MLA Ram Kadam said, "Three …

Maharashtra: BJP workers protest outside Siddhivinayak temple; demand reopening of religious places
4 years, 2 months ago

Maharashtra: BJP workers protest outside Siddhivinayak temple; demand reopening of religious places

India TV News  

Several workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party were detained on Tuesday after they launched a protest outside the Siddhivinayak temple in Maharashtra. In a video posted on social media, the police were seen detaining BJP leader Prasad Lad, along with other party workers, during a protest outside the Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has informed Governor …

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