Garba Event Cancelled in Indore After Bajrang Dal Objects to Involvement of Muslim Organiser
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New Delhi: A garba event in Indore has been cancelled after members of the Bajrang Dal raised objections on the faith of the organiser, who is a Muslim.
For the last 35 years, the event being organised in Indore’s Bhawarkua area by the Shikhar Garba Mandal. However, this year the Bajrang Dal members accused Firoz Khan, the Muslim organiser of the event of promoting “love jihad,” reported The Indian Express.
The Bajrang Dal alleged that the event was being used to foster relationships between Hindu women and Muslim men and also complained to the police on the issue.
“This event has been happening for 35 years. I’ve been involved for 25 years, and have been managing it for the last 15. We’ve never faced such an issue before,” said Firoz Khan, the organiser of the event.
“We have not given permission to anyone, nor have we forced any event organiser to cancel their event. This incident occurred due to a dispute between local parties,” said Indore SP Rishikesh Meena.
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