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| Madhya Pradesh cops stop Bajrang Dal men from checking identification cards of people attending a garba (video below) |
Staff correspondent, September 7. 2015, NewsCrunch
A nearly one-year video of Madhya Pradesh policemen stopping Bajrang Dal activists from checking identification cards of people attending a garba celebration is going viral.
Hindutva groups led by VHP had issued a diktat last year to prevent Muslim youth from participating in the garba events in various parts of northIndia especially Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
A nearly one-year video of Madhya Pradesh policemen stopping Bajrang Dal activists from checking identification cards of people attending a garba celebration is going viral.
Hindutva groups led by VHP had issued a diktat last year to prevent Muslim youth from participating in the garba events in various parts of north
The video shot by an amateur, shows a group of Bajrang Dal supporters led by a local leader checking identification cards of the people, who are entering a garba venue.
The policemen at the venue led by an inspector object to it saying Bajrang Dal supporters did not have any right to checks the Ids.
A huge argument follows with the Bajrang Dal supporters dropping the names of State Home Minister and the local collector. But the police stick to their guns saying Bajrang Dal had no authority to check Ids.
“Who are you?” the inspector is heard saying and he refuses to get cowed down when Bajrang Dal supporters start shouting slogans.
His is ably supported by other cops, who threaten to arrest Bajrang Dal supporters, and manage to chase them away.
The dated video is now going viral as the Navratri season is around the corner and also perhaps for the policemen who decide to assert their authority.