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Activities of Outfits

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)

Date News Source 15-1- Days after the district administration foiled an attempt by the ABVP to enter Indian 2018 St Mary’s PG College in Vidisha to recite Bharat Mata Aarti, the Madhya Express Pradesh Catholic Diocesan Schools’ Association has moved the high court seeking protection for their educational institutions alleging that the students’ body, affiliated to the ruling BJP, was trying to whip up communal tension.

Bajrang Dal

Date News Source 17-1- and VHP members revealed that they have a network of spys Times of 2018 who inform them if Hindu girl is found getting married with a Muslim. This network include lawyers, drivers, students & waiters

Bharatiya Janata Party

Date News Source 2-1- Vikram Saini, a legislator of the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh known for NDTV 2018 making provocative comments, stirred another controversy today when he said "our country is called Hindustan, which means a nation for the Hindus," accusing earlier governments of giving benefits only to Muslims. 4-1- Senior leader from Sundhanshu Mittal was caught Two 2018 red-handed when he lied to misrepresent the number of Muslims living in Circles Assam. Earlier, he made false statement while giving interview to Arab News, “There used to be only five percent Muslim population in 1947,

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which has risen to over 35 percent now”. 14-1- BJP MLA said that once India becomes a “Hindu rashtra”, only those Hindustan 2018 Muslims will stay in the country who assimilate into the Hindu culture He Times further said that the RSS is going to complete 100 years in 2025 and India will be a Hindu rashtra by 2024. 22-1- Australia has rejected visa application of BJP MLA Sangeet Som to visit Financial 2018 the country and cited his alleged involvement in the Muzaffarnagar riots in Express 2013. 24-1- Of the 1418 BJP MLAs now in the country, there are only four Muslims. Indian 2018 That is 0.28% of the population, when the Muslim population is 14.2%. Express

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Date News Source 3-2- Former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh man Sambhaji Bhide Guruji is News 2018 revered by PM Modi while right-winger Milind Ekbote faces over a dozen Laundry cases of rioting and attempts to create enmity between communities.

Sri Ram Sene

Date News Source 20-1- Hindu vigilante group Sri Ram Sene’s founder Pramod Muthalik Scroll 2018 has claimed that he faces a threat to his life from his former colleagues in the In RSS. He further said "What happened to might happen to me too".

Vishwa Hindu Parishad

Date News Source 16-1- A Muslim youth and his two brothers were beaten up by members of Hindu Times of 2018 Yuva Vahini and Vishwa Hindu Parishad for marrying a Hindu girl. India Baghpat police is keeping the names of the ‘identified’ accused under wraps.

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Violence against Dalits

Date News Source 2-1- During celebrations to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of The 2018 Bhima Koregaon, one Dalit was killed and five others injured as Logical individuals with saffron flags reportedly pelted stones and thrashed Indian vehicles. 16-1- A Dalit man was brutally beaten by a group of people in Muzaffarnagar NDTV 2018 for allegdelly throwing out pictures and idols of gods and goddesses from the homes of people.

Multiple Hindu Outfits

Date News Source 2-1- A Hindu, a Muslim and a Christian, attacked by saffron group for hanging The News 2018 out at water park. Minute 2-1- Hindu organizations Samast Hindu Morcha and Shiv Pratishthan have ABP Live 2018 been booked for inciting violence in Bhima Koregaon village in where they stormed the event organised by the Dalits to mark 200th anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle. 3-1- A criminal case filed against two pro-Hindutva leaders, Milind Ekbote of Indian 2018 Samast Hindu Aghadi, and Sambhaji Bhide of Shiv Pratishthan Express Hindustan, under charges of orchestrating violence during the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon. 22-1- In 's Uttar Pradesh, Haj houses were painted saffron ANI News 2018 sometimes ago. Now in the latest addition to this saffronization, several parks and dividers have been given a coat of saffron paint in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar by Municipal Corporation 22-1- A complaint was filed with Manasa police station against Rihan and seven Indian 2018 others who had allegedly either liked the post on "Saffron Color" or Express insulted Hindu gods. 24-1- Protesting the release of Padmavati, Hindus went on rampange in Gujarat, Hindustan 2018 burning vehicles and pelting stones even as cinema houses announced Times

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they would not screen it despite SC orders.

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