Months before Ram Navami violence, SC dismissed a petition highlighting how religious processions are being ‘weaponised’

Months before Ram Navami violence, SC dismissed a petition highlighting how religious processions are being ‘weaponised’

File photo of the Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Months before violence broke out during Ram Navami celebrations, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition highlighting how religious processions are being “weaponised” with participants brandishing arms in public and often unleashing mayhem. In December 2022, a petition by NGO Citizens for … Read more

Ram Navami violence: Gujarat cops booked innocent people; BJP govt failed to ensure security, says Asaduddin Owaisi

Ram Navami violence: Gujarat cops booked innocent people; BJP govt failed to ensure security, says Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday alleged that the men whom the Gujarat police have booked for allegedly attacking a Ram Navami procession in Khambhat town were innocent as they were performing namaz when the incident took place. Speaking on the communal clashes in Himmatnagar and Khambhat towns that took place following altercations during Ram … Read more