'Ajay Kaptan's' video sparked official scrutiny of the Mussoorie shrine. Forest dept confirmed legal status, but suspected members of a right-wing group vandalised it on 24 January.
The violence, as seen in a Bareilly birthday party, creates fear through moral policing. It redraws the boundaries of how one dresses, who one befriends, what one celebrates.
In an editorial published in Deepika, Syro-Malabar Church criticised Centre’s silence on Christmas violence. PM Modi's church visits, it said, are ‘intended for foreign govts’.
Two Muslim students & cafe staffer taken to police station & challaned. Later, FIR lodged against Bajrang Dal members on charges including assault, criminal intimidation.
In Surat, Bajrang Dal asked organisers to ensure those performing are not scantily clad. It said those attending should also refrain from wearing ‘backless’, ‘deep neck’ outfits.
The nuns were arrested on 25 July over a Bajrang Dal activist’s complaint, alleging forced religious conversion & human trafficking. The case had taken a political turn in Kerala.
The MP says list of gyms with Muslim trainers is being compiled to be submitted to police. This follows Bajrang Dal members visiting gyms in a Bhopal locality to search for Muslim trainers.
2 separate incidents have sparked outrage among VHP and Bajrang Dal members, who also took to the streets demanding suspension of the officers who 'assaulted' their workers.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
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