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‘Love Jihad’ has become part of the political lexicon in Uttar Pradesh. But is there more to it than scaremongering with an eye on harvesting Hindu votes? Virendra Nath Bhatt finds out VIRENDRA NATH BHATT 2014-09-06 , Issue 36 Volume 11 Conjugal… Continue Reading →
Love-buster helpline stirs sectarian fears Sangh campaign in western UP IMRAN AHMED SIDDIQUI Sarawa (Meerut), Aug. 10: To the villagers in Sarawa, fear has a phone number: 09410494559. It’s the “Hindu Helpline” that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh opened on Friday for… Continue Reading →
LUCKNOW: As Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) alleges “love jihad,” the outfit has planned to counter it by “invoking the rakhi bond” in the sensitive western Uttar Pradesh belt.Beginning on August 10, RSS will carry out a weeklong awareness drive in… Continue Reading →
AMRUTA BYATNAL, The Hindu The cover of a booklet distributed by Hindutva vigilante squad Hindu Rakshak Samiti urging people to ‘save Hindu girls from the terrorism of Love Jihad’. Photo: Special Arrangement http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/hindutva-vigilantes-target-hindumuslim-couples/article5231849.ece Propaganda about ‘love jihad’ spreads to… Continue Reading →