By News Desk
A group led by Akhand Hindu Rashtra Sena Chief, Shiv Pratap Singh harassed Muslim fruit vendors to enforce the Uttar Pradesh government’s recent directives to display shop owners’ names along Kanwar Yatra routes.
The incident occurred in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, July 21.
The assault occurred aimed at the Uttar Pradesh government’s recent order for shop and vendor owners to display their names prominently along the routes used for the Kanwar Yatra, a significant pilgrimage for Hindus.
The Kanwar Yatra, attracting thousands of Hindu devotees, has become a focal point for communal identity in recent years.
In a video that has surfaced on social media, Shiv Pratap Singh is seen leading the Hindutva radical group members and raiding Muslim vendors pressuring them to place nameplates in front of their carts while reminding them of government orders.
In one clip during the confrontation, Singh was purportedly heard threatening a Muslim vendor pressurizing that if he did not display his name in front of his cart within two hours, he would complain to the police authorities, leading to the potential seizure of the vendor’s fruits and cart.
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