The Delhi Police's yet another refusal to grant permission to organize Hanuman Jayanti procession through Jahangirpuri illustrates state's submission to the Muslim street veto.
Tensions gripped Ahmedabad's Danilimda neighbourhood on Ram Navami after local hoodlum Wajid Shahehshah stirred trouble by tearing BJP flags and hurling casteist abuses at Hindu workers.
On !st April, Islamist fundamentalists attacked Sarna tribals during their Sarhul (Spring) festival in Pithauryia, adjacent to Jharkhand's capital Ranchi. The injured in the attack have been admitted to the hospital.
"At around 1 pm, during 'Zohar' prayers, a dispute broke out between Shakil Ahmad, president of the Muslim Festival Committee, and one Syed Sawesh Ali over wearing the black armband as part of the protest," said Sub Inspector Rajkumar Singh Choudhary.
Ramji Lal Suman also claimed that Muslims helped Hindu devotees during the stampede in the Mahakumbh Mela. He added that Muslims even provided shelters to Hindu devotees in their homes.