Baghpat, April 18 (HS): Hindu organizations protested in Baghpat today

against the alleged love jihad scandal involving the TCS Company in

Nashik, Maharashtra. Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal activists burned an

effigy of love jihad at Rashtavandana Chowk on the Delhi-Saharanpur

Highway.

In Baghpat district, the Vishwa

Hindu Parishad (VHP) Bajrang Dal organized effigy burnings at several

locations, including Baraut and Baghpat. Carrying placards and banners

condemning illegal religious conversions, land jihad, activists formed human

chains and took to the streets. They raised slogans against love jihad, illegal

religious conversions, and the Nashik incident. Activists stated that Hindu

organizations are deeply angered by the Nashik incident. Organization officials

demanded strict action in this matter.

The burning of effigies and the

sloganeering of love jihad disrupted traffic on the Delhi-Saharanpur Highway in

Baraut and Baghpat for some time, leading to long traffic queues. Police spoke

with the activists and restored traffic. The demonstration remained peaceful

despite the presence of police. Protesters demanded strict action from the

administration in such cases to maintain peace and harmony in society. Police

officials appealed to the protesters to maintain peace. A large number of

workers and office bearers including Sagar Kashyap, Nitin Goswami, Ravi

Shastri, Sanjay, Yogesh Rana, Pradeep, Vineet Goswami, Arjun Mehndi Hasan etc.

were present.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi