In Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, supporters of the Hindutva groups VHP and Bajrang Dal pledged their allegiance to India as a “Hindu Rashtra” at a Trishul Deeksha event.
In a video of the Trishul Deeksha event organized by VHP and Bajrang Dal, attendees were seen taking pledges while holding miniature tridents (trishuls) that were distributed during the event.
They were heard reciting the oath: “Bharat is a Hindu Rashtra! Protecting Bharat from internal and external forces is the objective of our lives.”
A series of Trishul Deeksha events organized by groups like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP), and Bajrang Dal have already showcased inflammatory rhetoric, hate speech, and divisive propaganda targeting minority communities, particularly Muslims.
Earlier in December 2024, in Sirohi, Rajasthan, a police officer in uniform was seen greeting Rashtriya Bajrang Dal leader Rakesh Rajguru with a hug and joining the Trishul Deeksha rally, marching alongside them, which sparked concerns.
This story was originally published in maktoobmedia.com.
