In Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, workers of some Hindu organizations created a ruckus late on Saturday night, accusing them of giving entry to people of a particular community in the Garba event. The workers alleged that Garba was being performed on obscene and vulgar film songs in the Garba Pandal. Not only this, bouncers belonging to a special class community have been deployed outside the Garba pandal, who are giving entry to people of a particular community in the event. During the uproar, there was pushing and shoving between the two sides for a long time. As soon as information about the incident was received, police from several police stations reached the spot and handled the situation.
Garba was being organized at Jabali Palace Hotel in Dhanwantri Nagar area of Jasuja City of Jabalpur city on Saturday night. During this time, someone informed the workers of the Hindu organization that some people had entered the Garba pandal without Aadhar card and information. Not only this, people from a particular community have been deployed as bouncers in the pandal. Making such allegations, the workers of Hindu organizations became adamant in stopping the organization of Garba.
The activists started demanding registration of FIR against the organizers, accusing them of hurting religious sentiments. The uproar continued for a long time. When the workers of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal asked for this information from the Garba organiser, a heated argument started. After this the workers started creating ruckus. On getting information about the incident, the police of Sanjeevani Nagar police station reached the spot. Activists questioned why people from a particular community were appointed bouncers for the event.
Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s publicity head Sumit Singh Thakur said that people of a particular community are being given entry in the Garba being held in Jasuja City without any information. Garba is being performed on obscene and vulgar film songs. He questioned that despite police being deployed in the Garba pandal, how did people from the special category go inside. The guidelines issued by the administration are not being followed by the organizers.
CSP Devendra Pratap Singh said that the workers were alleging that obscene songs were played during Garba. He said that anti-social elements from other religions were going to the pandal. Some workers of Bajrang Dal tried to enter the Garba event. These people were stopped. When the allegations of the workers were investigated, nothing like this was found. The police team calmed down the uproar by giving advice.
