Srihari Yamanoor
2003-12-30 21:44:37 UTC
Bajrang Dal issues threat against New Year celebrations
BHOPAL, IANS:
Activists of the Bajrang Dal in Madhya Pradesh have warned the people against celebrating the New Year.
In a statement issued here, the radical group said people with a "slave-like mentality" were planning to hold "vulgar" programmes on the eve of the New Year of a calendar that had nothing to do with Indians.
The group warned the people against all New Year celebrations.
The Bajrang Dal's threat was focused on Indore, Madhya Pradesh's commercial capital, which has a number of plush hotels that organise parties to usher in the New Year.
The group said such parties were vulgar and against Indian traditions.
One hotel is flying in a belly dancer and her troupe from the US on New Year's Eve.
Bajrang Dal activists have also decided to stage a torch rally in Indore to warn all hotel and restaurant owners against holding "Western and vulgar" dances.
The group's members will tour cities in the state in small groups and stop any programme that they consider to be "against Indian traditions".
Around 10 days ago, Bajrang Dal activists disrupted a fashion show in Gwalior district of northern Madhya Pradesh.
For the past few years, the Bajrang Dal and other Hindu groups have also been disrupting Valentine's Day celebrations.
Copyright: 1999 The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd., 75, M.G. Road, Post Box No 5331, Bangalore - 560001
Progressing towards two years of its existance, my homepage:
http://www.geocities.com/yamanoor/
---------------------------------
Do you Yahoo!?
Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003
BHOPAL, IANS:
Activists of the Bajrang Dal in Madhya Pradesh have warned the people against celebrating the New Year.
In a statement issued here, the radical group said people with a "slave-like mentality" were planning to hold "vulgar" programmes on the eve of the New Year of a calendar that had nothing to do with Indians.
The group warned the people against all New Year celebrations.
The Bajrang Dal's threat was focused on Indore, Madhya Pradesh's commercial capital, which has a number of plush hotels that organise parties to usher in the New Year.
The group said such parties were vulgar and against Indian traditions.
One hotel is flying in a belly dancer and her troupe from the US on New Year's Eve.
Bajrang Dal activists have also decided to stage a torch rally in Indore to warn all hotel and restaurant owners against holding "Western and vulgar" dances.
The group's members will tour cities in the state in small groups and stop any programme that they consider to be "against Indian traditions".
Around 10 days ago, Bajrang Dal activists disrupted a fashion show in Gwalior district of northern Madhya Pradesh.
For the past few years, the Bajrang Dal and other Hindu groups have also been disrupting Valentine's Day celebrations.
Copyright: 1999 The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd., 75, M.G. Road, Post Box No 5331, Bangalore - 560001
Progressing towards two years of its existance, my homepage:
http://www.geocities.com/yamanoor/
---------------------------------
Do you Yahoo!?
Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003