After the protests against Rahul Gandhi in Bardoli, OpIndia spoke to Sanjay Patel of the Shri Ram Sena. He said, "One who does not respect Lord Ram is useless."
Gopanath Mahadev's shrine is located near Zanzmer village in Talaja taluka, Bhavnagar district. OpIndia's team visited this old temple in Bhavnagar. The team discovered that the temple was attacked the Islamists in the 16th century killing numerous Hindus.
The assaulted youth had a violent disagreement with the accused about a minor issue while playing cricket in Sayajipura, Vadodara. Following the fight, the accused persons called the aggrieved party to make amends. As the Hindu teenagers approached to seek reconciliation, the accused attacked them with sharp weapons.
The opposition parties seem convinced that their snide attacks on PM Modi would sway BJP voters to their side. However, it has instead contributed to the strengthening of the saffron party's electoral standing.
Tehsildar, Taluka Development Officer, Extension Officer, DySP, SOG officials as well as a large number of police personnel were deployed at the spot during this bulldozer action.