Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists staged a protest at Sarju Pandey Park in Ghazipur on Thursday. The protest was against the alleged killing of a Dalit Hindu youth, Deepu Das, in Bangladesh. The activists also burned a symbolic effigy of Bangladesh during the protest.
Activists of the organizations alleged that Deepu Das was murdered by radical organizations active in Bangladesh. They also questioned the role of the interim government there. The protesters said that the incident has created an atmosphere of fear among the Hindu community living in Bangladesh.
The protest was organized to express the concerns of the Hindu community and to demonstrate social solidarity. The organizers said that the program was completely peaceful and its purpose was to express their feelings in a democratic manner. A large number of activists and common people from the city, block, and district levels participated in the protest.
Several prominent activists were present at the protest, including Bajrang Dal District President Vipin Srivastava, District Convenor Ravi Raj, and Convenor Ratan Ji. Among them were Bechu, Dharmendra Kashyap, Omkar Rai, Amit Rai, Kripa Shankar Rai, Sudhakar Rai, Anand Tiwari, Omprakash Pandey, Pradeep Verma, Chandan Pandey, Deendayal Ji, City President Anurag Chauhan, Vinod Bajrangi, Brijesh, Harsh Singh, Hemant Tiwari, and Akhilesh Singh. Hundreds of other activists were also present. The organizers appealed to the Hindu community to maintain unity and continue to raise their voices for the victims.
Shashi Kant Tiwari
Courtesy: Hindi News