Hindu Jagarana Vedike
Hindu Jagarana Vedike is a right wing[1] Indian Hindu activist group affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and is accused of hate spreading.[2][3] It is National Volunteer Association for men to protect the Hindus.[4] Its stated objective is "to organise, consolidate the Hindu society and to serve and protect.[5] the Hindu Dharma The ideology of the organisation is based on Hindutva.[6] The main task of this organization is to stop atrocities against animals. It has many branches in different states of India.[7] The HJV (Hindu Jagarana Vedike) is considered a member of the Sangh Parivar group an umbrella term for Hindu nationalist organisations led by the RSS.[8][9]
Parent organisation | Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh |
|---|---|
| Affiliations | Sangh Parivar |
The Hindu Jagarana Vedike was involved in the 2012 Mangalore homestay attack, where 50 activists of the outfit broke into a house and assaulted the people who were partying. They dragged the girls by their hair, beat them and molested them. Men were assaulted.[1][10]
The Human rights organisation, People's Union for Civil Liberties, reported Hindu Jagarana Vedike as one of the perpetrators of the 2021 anti-Christian violence in Karnataka.[11]
References
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- ^ "COVID-19: Mangaluru couple end lives". August 17, 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Hindu Jagarana Vedike leader arrested in Bengaluru for inflammatory speech". September 29, 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Hindu Jagarana Vedike leader Jagadish Karanth booked for provocative speech in Mangaluru". The News Minute. September 23, 2017.
- ^ paniyadi, gururaj (October 6, 2017). "Jagadish Karanth arrest: Saffron activists unfazed". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Kundapur: HJV Byndoor stage protests against Love Jihad". www.daijiworld.com.
- ^ Quint, The (January 14, 2020). "QBengaluru: Hindu Group Against Proposed Jesus Statue & More". TheQuint.
- ^ Jelen, Ted Gerard; Wilcox, Clyde (2002). Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective: The One, The Few, and The Many. Cambridge University Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-521-65031-1.
- ^ DP Bhattacharya, ET Bureau (2014-08-04). "Communal skirmishes rising after Narendra Modi's departure from Gujarat - Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- ^ "Moral police bust party, assault girls in Mangalore". Hindustan Times. 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ Staff Reporter (2021-12-15). "39 attacks on Christians in Karnataka this year: PUCL report". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
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