A string of violent incidents marred Ram Navami celebrations across the country last week. Stone-pelting, sloganeering and arson triggered communal tensions resulting in deaths, destruction, and damage to property.바카라 웹사이트
At least six states including West Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar witnessed such violent clashes.
Many of these incidents were reported during the processions carried out by different groups like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Vishwa Hindu Parishad. Viral videos depict saffron-clad persons carrying weapons including swords and guns attending Ram Naval processions. One of the videos that went viral on social media showed a man carrying a gun during a Ram Navami rally in Howrah.바카라 웹사이트
The clashes serve as an uncanny reminder of the situation last year wherein dozens of people were injured, houses, shops and vehicles set on fire and internet suspension orders followed by curfews.
Here is a look at some of the incidents which have been reported so far this year:
West Bengal바카라 웹사이트
A riot-like situation broke out in West Bengal라이브 바카라 Howrah district near Kolkata amid Ram Navami celebrations on바카라 웹사이트Thursday. The incident took place near Kazipada, a Muslim-majority neighbourhood adjacent to Shibpur. Residents claim that such communal violence has not erupted in the area for decades.바카라 웹사이트
Last week, videos circulating on social media platforms showed several vehicles set on fire and public property being vandalised amid heavy police deployment in the area.바카라 웹사이트
According to a report by바카라 웹사이트Times of India,바카라 웹사이트state BJP leaders and RSS members took out processions on Ram Navami which amounted to “about 1,000 small and large rallies across the state.” The report added that saffron flags, large cutouts of Lord Ram were seen everywhere and alleged that some of the participants were carrying swords and trishuls (tridents).
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee condemned the incident and accused the opposition BJP of “hiring goons from outside” and orchestrating communal riots in the state, sparking a war of words between the two parties.바카라 웹사이트
Days after the violence, the situation continues to be tense in the state as all local and mail express train services on Eastern Railway's Howrah–Barddhaman main line were suspended for three hours between바카라 웹사이트Monday바카라 웹사이트night and early바카라 웹사이트Tuesday바카라 웹사이트morning.
Gujarat
A similar sight wore on the streets of Vadodara wherein stones were hurled at two Ram Navami processions in the Gujarat city on바카라 웹사이트Thursday, police said, adding that some persons were injured in one of the incidents.바카라 웹사이트
According to reports, stones were thrown at mosques and houses of Muslims. While the first incident took place near Panjrigar mohalla in the Fatehpura area in the afternoon, the second took place in nearby Kumbharwada in the evening. The procession that came under attack in Panjrigar mohalla had been organised by VHP. The other procession had been organised by residents.바카라 웹사이트
The town of Una in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district was also in the grips of communal tensions바카라 웹사이트after an alleged hate speech against a minority community by a Hindu social and political activist바카라 웹사이트Kajal Hindustani바카라 웹사이트at a Ram Navami event on바카라 웹사이트Thursday.
Bihar
On바카라 웹사이트March 31, clashes were reported in Nalanda's Bihar Sharif, Rohtas' Sasaram where Union Home Minister Amit Shah was scheduled to visit. His visit was eventually called off due to the imposition of Section 144 following clashes in the district.
The Bihar police have since arrested 45 people in connection with the clashes, with 18 arrests being made in connection with the Sasaram incident. A day after that, five people were injured in a bomb blast in Sasaram town.
Maharashtra바카라 웹사이트
On the eve of Ram Navami, in Kiradpura area of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (erstwhile Aurangabad) in Maharashtra, a mob of 500-600 people allegedly pelted stones at police personnel near a prominent Ram temple. The violence left at least 10 of them injured, and torched 13 police vehicles. In retaliation, the police used tear gas and plastic bullets, according to a report by바카라 웹사이트The Print.바카라 웹사이트
In Mumbai라이브 바카라 Malad region, Muslims and Hindus clashed during a Ram Navami procession after some of them objected to loud music being played on speakers, reported PTI, citing an official.
Telangana
Hyderabad witnessed a suspended BJP leader바카라 웹사이트T Raja Singh바카라 웹사이트making a derogatory speech during a Ram Navami procession,바카라 웹사이트The Quint바카라 웹사이트reported. The city police have registered a case against him for the same.
Making calls for an "Akhand Hindu Rashtra", he addressed the gathering saying that when a “Hindu Rashtra” is formed, no more cows will die and the “jihadis” will be removed from India. He further said, "..in our Hindu Rashtra, only those people who say 'hum do, hamare do' will be given the right to vote."
Videos also showed the people at the rally waving portraits of Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
Jharkhand
On바카라 웹사이트April 1, a minor clash erupted in Sahibganj district in Jharkhand in which some vehicles and shops were damaged. Following that, a Hanuman temple near Patel chowk was vandalised by miscreants prompting authorities to suspend internet services in the area.
Stone pelting was also reported from outside the Indrapuri Mosque in Hazaribag town following which the police registered an FIR.바카라 웹사이트
Uttar Pradesh
A clash erupted between two groups following a spat during a Ram Navami Shobha Yatra that was taken out near Shahi Masjid in a village in Uttar Pradesh라이브 바카라 Lucknow on바카라 웹사이트Thursday. The fight involved stone pelting and physical assault, sources said.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트An argument ensued between two groups after a man, identified as Sumit, along with 10-15 other people, played music on a DJ while passing past a mosque, which was objected to by another group.
