Prophet Muhammad row: VHP calls for mass recitation of Hanuman Chalisa in Delhi temples to protest 10 June violence

New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) Delhi unit has called on people in the city to assemble in temples and participate in mass recitations of Hanuman Chalisa on 14 June to register protest against the 10 June violence in parts of the country.

In a statement, the VHP alleged violent demonstrations were held and stones pelted at temples and houses after prayers in mosques on 10 June as part of a well-planned conspiracy to defame India globally.

Protests erupted in several parts of the country, including outside Delhi’s Jama Masjid, on 10 June against the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad by now-sacked BJP functionaries Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal.

In Jharkhand, some policemen were injured while trying to control demonstrators, while authorities in Jammu imposed a curfew in a few areas. In parts of Uttar Pradesh, protesters pelted the police with stones prompting the latter to baton charge them and use tear gas shells.

“Illegal fatwas were issued for the killing of Nupur Sharma… The Hindu society rejects and strongly condemns the pressure that was built on the Hindu society due to such illegal demonstrations,” Delhi VHP chief Kapil Khanna said in the statement.

“To protest against this, I call upon the Hindu society of Delhi to assemble at small and big temples in the city and participate in mass recitation of Hanuman Chalisa at 8.00 pm tomorrow (14 June, 2022),” he added.

Khanna also urged managers and priests of temples to put up notices informing devotees about the mass recitation of Hanuman Chalisa.

“It is absolutely necessary to showcase our strength in such a manner and constitutionally respond to the unethical pressure being built on the Hindu society,” he said.

“To get rid of such kind of jihad, we must gather in our temples at least once a week,” he said.

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