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VHP vows to wipe out secularism

VHP vows to wipe out secularism

Rediff.com18 Oct 2003

Ashok Singhal asks the prime minister to mend his "secular" ways.

Case filed against VHP leader Togadia for hate speech

Case filed against VHP leader Togadia for hate speech

Rediff.com7 Feb 2013

The Maharashtra police on Thursday registered a case against Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia for making a hate speech in the Nanded district of the state last week.

VHP yet again raises temple issue

VHP yet again raises temple issue

Rediff.com21 Jan 2003

SC cannot resolve Ayodhya issue: VHP

SC cannot resolve Ayodhya issue: VHP

Rediff.com14 Feb 2003

‘The only way to solve it is through a legislation,’ Pravin Togadia said.

VHP slams SC move to delay Ayodhya verdict

VHP slams SC move to delay Ayodhya verdict

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

"Moves of conciliation are unacceptable to all the parties involved...previous meetings to resolve the issue through talks have remained futile. The option of talks is not open so far," VHP president Ashok Singhal said in New Delhi.

No need for a caste-based census: VHP

No need for a caste-based census: VHP

Rediff.com14 May 2010

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has opposed caste-based census, saying it would lead to caste based discrimination and strengthen casteist forces.

VHP seeks entire 67 acres of Ayodhya plot

VHP seeks entire 67 acres of Ayodhya plot

Rediff.com20 Oct 2010

"We are not ready to part with any bit of land in or around the disputed Ayodhya site, where we wish to erect a grand temple to mark the birthplace of Lord Ram", VHP supremo Ashok Singhal told a press conference in Lucknow on Wednesday afternoon.

Nuh violence: UAPA slapped on Cong MLA Mamman Khan

Nuh violence: UAPA slapped on Cong MLA Mamman Khan

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

The charges under the UAPA have been imposed against Khan, the MLA from Ferozpur Jhirka, in a case registered at Nagina police station in Nuh.

No knee-jerk reaction after verdict: RSS, VHP

No knee-jerk reaction after verdict: RSS, VHP

Rediff.com16 Sep 2010

With the verdict on Ayodhya title suit expected shortly, leaders of RSS and VHP on Thursday discussed the strategy in the aftermath of the judgment if it goes against the construction of Ram temple at the disputed site.

RSS, VHP leaders meet to discuss Ayodhya case

RSS, VHP leaders meet to discuss Ayodhya case

Rediff.com16 Sep 2010

A day before the Special Bench of the Allahabad High Court meets to make a last ditch effort to find an amicable solution to the Ayodhya case, leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Vishwa Hindu Parishad held a marathon meeting in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss the issue.

PC must apologise on Vande Mataram issue: VHP

PC must apologise on Vande Mataram issue: VHP

Rediff.com4 Nov 2009

The VHP on Wednesday lashed out at Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind for adopting a resolution asking Muslims not to recite Vande Mataram, and demanded a public apology from Union Home Minister P Chidambaram for "keeping silent despite the anti-national pronouncement being made in his presence".

Ramar Sethu: VHP to launch nationwide protest

Ramar Sethu: VHP to launch nationwide protest

Rediff.com27 Aug 2007

The Ramar Sethu contained vast amounts of thorium, which could be used to generate four lakh MW of power, the VHP said.

Will not allow Azam Khan to turn UP into Mughalistan: VHP

Will not allow Azam Khan to turn UP into Mughalistan: VHP

Rediff.com27 Aug 2013

Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia on Tuesday said the outfit's controversial yatra would continue as planned.

VHP bandh in TN has little impact

VHP bandh in TN has little impact

Rediff.com13 Nov 2004

Shops were open and bus and train services were unaffected.

Muslim man sends water from PoK for Ram temple event

Muslim man sends water from PoK for Ram temple event

Rediff.com20 Jan 2024

"The holy water of the Sharda Kund at the Sharda Peeth PoK was collected by Tanveer Ahmed and his team. Our civil society member across the LoC (Line of Control) carried it to Islamabad, wherefrom it was sent to his daughter Maghribi in the UK.

Ask states not to 'harass gau rakshaks': VHP to Centre

Ask states not to 'harass gau rakshaks': VHP to Centre

Rediff.com1 Sep 2016

VHP international president Praveen Togadia also lauded the government for issuing an advisory to states for ensuring a complete ban on beef exports.

BJP, VHP tiff spills into RSS meet

BJP, VHP tiff spills into RSS meet

Rediff.com5 Nov 2004

Advani too did nothing for Hindutva: VHP

Advani too did nothing for Hindutva: VHP

Rediff.com12 Apr 2005

The VHP has backed its Hindutva partner RSS in criticising forme PM A B Vajpayee and BJP chief L K Advani.

Orissa: Man killed during VHP bandh;curfew imposed

Orissa: Man killed during VHP bandh;curfew imposed

Rediff.com25 Dec 2007

Curfew was clamped in four major towns of Orissa's Kandhamala district on Tuesday after one person was killed and at least 24 others injured during a VHP-sponsored bandh. The meeting was called to protest the alleged attack on an anti-conversion leader.

MP shunts two police officers after lathi-charge on Bajrang Dal

MP shunts two police officers after lathi-charge on Bajrang Dal

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

Two officers, including a deputy commissioner of police, were on Friday removed from field posting within 24 hours of a lathi-charge on Bajrang Dal activists staging an anti-drug mafia protest at a busy intersection in Indore.

Jamshedpur violence: Man booked over social media post

Jamshedpur violence: Man booked over social media post

Rediff.com12 Apr 2023

The accused person has been absconding and search is underway to trace him, police said.

Ghar wapsis to go on till 15 crore people are reconverted to Hinduism: VHP leader

Ghar wapsis to go on till 15 crore people are reconverted to Hinduism: VHP leader

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

VHP leader says that the ghar wapsis will continue till 15 crore people are reconverted.

Heavy security in Nuh amid call for 'Shobha yatra'

Heavy security in Nuh amid call for 'Shobha yatra'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

As a precautionary measure, the Nuh district administration has already ordered the closure of educational institutions and banks on Monday, suspended mobile Internet and bulk SMS services, and imposed prohibitory orders in the communally-sensitive district.

VHP demands death for all the 94 Godhra accused

VHP demands death for all the 94 Godhra accused

Rediff.com1 Mar 2011

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Tuesday said it was disappointed by the Gujarat court's decision to award death penalty to only 11 convicts in the Godhra train burning case and asked the state government to appeal against the verdict.

Probe role of VHP in terror attacks: Imam

Probe role of VHP in terror attacks: Imam

Rediff.com10 Sep 2008

A prominent Muslim cleric on Wednesday asked the government to order a high-level inquiry into the activities of the saffron outfits, including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, accusing them 'of playing a role in the recent terror attacks' in the country.Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid in New Delhi, raised the demand during a meeting he had with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday morning.

Togadia gives tridents to VHP, BD activists

Togadia gives tridents to VHP, BD activists

Rediff.com18 Feb 2003

At the same time the Congress government in Rajasthan is contemplating a ban on the distribution of the tridents by Sangh Parivar activists.

Nuh violence spills over into Gurugram, mosque, eatery torched

Nuh violence spills over into Gurugram, mosque, eatery torched

Rediff.com1 Aug 2023

Mobs killed a cleric in a late night attack on a mosque, torched an eatery and vandalised shops as communal violence that began in Haryana's Nuh spilled over into Gurugram, taking the death toll to five, the police said on Tuesday.

Seek a fresh mandate: VHP to BJP

Seek a fresh mandate: VHP to BJP

Rediff.com12 Jul 2003

The outfit, however, backtracked on its demand for Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to resign.

No new mosque can be built in Ayodhya: VHP

No new mosque can be built in Ayodhya: VHP

Rediff.com23 Oct 2010

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday demanded that a grand Ram temple be built in the 67 acre plot surrounding the disputed site in Ayodhya and said 'no new mosque' can be built there as it has been established as the birth place of Lord Ram.

Union minister questions Shankaracharyas' contribution to Hindus

Union minister questions Shankaracharyas' contribution to Hindus

Rediff.com14 Jan 2024

'Shankaracharyas look at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP through a political prism. This temple is not built on politics but on religion. Ram is our God'

Don't allow EU team to visit Kandhamal: VHP

Don't allow EU team to visit Kandhamal: VHP

Rediff.com31 Jan 2010

Demanding immediate withdrawal of the permission given to a diplomatic delegation from European Union to visit Orissa's riot-hit Kandhamal, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Sunday said the trip could trigger fresh tension in the district."The proposed visit of the EU delegation should be cancelled forthwith and the Orissa government must withdraw the permission granted for the purpose," said VHP state secretary Gouri Kumar Rath.

Cong demands ban on VHP leaders in Rajasthan

Cong demands ban on VHP leaders in Rajasthan

Rediff.com8 May 2007

"Whether it is Togadia or (VHP president Ashok) Singhal's statement... the entry of VHP leaders should be banned in Rajasthan if communal harmony is to be maintained," he said.

VHP files case against Karunanidhi in Mumbai court

VHP files case against Karunanidhi in Mumbai court

Rediff.com26 Sep 2007

VHP secretary Professor Venkatesh Abdeo said the case has been filed under Sections 295 A and 153 A of the Indian penal code in the Borivali metropolitan court of Magistrate N H Mohabe.

Help us build temple, VHP to MPs

Help us build temple, VHP to MPs

Rediff.com30 Apr 2003

11 Christians convert to Hinduism in Kerala VHP intiative

11 Christians convert to Hinduism in Kerala VHP intiative

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

In yet another case of conversion since last week in Kerala, eleven persons belonging to three families embraced Hinduism near Kayamkulam in the District on Wednesday under an initiative of Vishwa Hindu Parishad.

Villagers hand over 5 accused of Nuh violence to police

Villagers hand over 5 accused of Nuh violence to police

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

Five accused wanted in connection with the July 31 communal violence were "handed over" to the police by residents of Singar village following repeated appeals by the police and administration, an official said on Monday.