VHP on revival path in Gujarat,exit of Modi,debates on conversion,PK helping

Ahmedabad, DeshGujarat

Nationwide debates on religious conversation and film PK has triggered revival of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal in Gujarat.

A list of centers in Gujarat where PK film faced protest by VHP workers is long enough to support this statement.

On Tuesday, Kapadvanj, Dhrangadhra, Gandhidham, Surat, Vadodara, Bharuch, Modasa, Himmatnagar among other places across Gujarat witnessed small groups of VHP/Bajrang Dal karyakartas holding protests against Aamir Khan starer film PK. None protest campaign of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal has been so successful and widespread in Gujarat in last many years.

At least at three centers including Dhrangadhra and Himmatnagar, VHP workers successfully convinced multiplex owners to discontinue the shows of PK.

In Vadodara, VHP workers burnt Aamir Khan in effigy. Police detained at least 30 VHP workers.

In other development, Navrangpura police in Ahmedabad detained two Bajrang Dal workers in connection with attacks on two multiplexes yesterday on Ashram road area.

During the Narendra Modi government, VHP and Bajrang Dal were in comma. There was hardly any response to their any agitation call. In fact in media and among people, VHP was just not taken seriously enough. It seems, the debate on religious conversation and film PK has given new life to VHP in Gujarat.

PTI report:Protests continue in Gujarat against Aamir Khan’s ‘PK’

Ahmedabad, December 30 (PTI) Demanding a ban on Aamir Khan- starrer movie ‘PK’ for allegedly painting Hindu Gods and godmen in a bad light, right-wing outfits held protests in different parts of the state for the second day today.

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists tore and burnt ‘PK’ posters at Inox multiplex in Jadeswar area in Bharuch town demanding a ban on the screening of the movie.

In Raopura area in Vadodara several Bajrang Dal activists were detained “for breaching law and order situation,” a police officer said.

VHP General Secretary of South Gujarat Niral Patel said, “Sixteen of our activists were detained by the police today in front of Pratap cinema near Gandhinagar-gruh area in Vadodara, when they were burning an effigy of Aamir Khan while protesting against his movie ‘PK’ as it hurt our religious sentiments.”

When asked why they were against the movie, Patel said, “I have not watched the movie, but as people said that Hindu religion and gods are projected in a satirical manner, we decided to protest against it and it will be continued.”

A VHP office-bearer said that Bajrang Dal workers protested against the screening of the movie in Dhansura area near Modasa town in Arvalli district also, where they also raised slogans against Aamir Khan and the director of movie Rajkumar Hirani.

Similar protests were held in Patan, Sabarkantha and Kutch districts, where the workers were demanding that the movie’s screening be immediately stopped, he said.

Yesterday, 20 Bajrang Dal workers had vandalised two theaters in Ahmedabad city for not following their “diktat” of stopping the screening of the movie.

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