Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau.
Thousands gathered at Gandhi Park in Rudrapur, the headquarters of Udham Singh Nagar district, on Sunday for the Aakrosh Rally, organized by the Manvadhikar Morcha, to protest against alleged atrocities on minority communities in Bangladesh. The rally saw saints and religious leaders urging Hindus to safeguard themselves by keeping weapons for self-defense, citing growing concerns over escalating fundamentalist aggression.
A memorandum addressed to President Droupadi Murmu, demanding urgent intervention for the protection of minorities in Bangladesh, was handed over to Additional District Magistrate Pankaj Upadhyay. The memorandum highlighted the rising attacks on temples, religious leaders, and women in Bangladesh and called for decisive action by the Indian government.
Prabhu Sarv Mangal Ji Maharaj, President of ISKCON Temple Rudrapur, condemned the violence against ISKCON temples in Bangladesh, including the harassment and arrest of ISKCON chief Chinmayadas. “Our temples are being attacked, advocates supporting justice are targeted, and women face horrifying atrocities. If Hindus do not unite now, such violence may extend here,” he warned.
Swami Shivanand Ji Maharaj of Shri Dudhiya Baba Sanyas Ashram reminded the audience of India’s decisive intervention during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War to end oppression. “Despite India’s continued aid, fundamentalist forces in Bangladesh respond with betrayal. The Indian government must take strong measures to address this,” he emphasized.
Swami Narayan Chaitanya of Shri Mandir Mankameshwar expressed concern over threats to Sanatan Dharma. “Divisions within Hindu society only weaken us. It is imperative for Hindus to stand united against aggression,” he stated.
Saint Vikram Jeet Singh from Amritsar Gurudwara highlighted the principle of self-defense. “While India values non-violence, circumstances sometimes demand action. Keeping weapons for protection is not a crime. Guru Teg Bahadur Singh’s sacrifice against Mughal oppression should inspire us,” he said.
RSS leader Sneh Pal Singh echoed similar sentiments, urging people to prepare for potential challenges. “History teaches us that unity brings an end to oppression. We must act wisely and decisively,” he remarked.
Other notable speakers included Dal Chand from the RSS, Pandit Rajiv Mishra, and Guru Vivekananda Maharaj of the Bengali Matua sect, all of whom reinforced the call for unity and self-reliance.
On this occasion, program coordinator Rajendra Singh Mehra, MLA Shiv Arora, BJP District President Gunjan Sukhija, Minister of State with independent charge Uttam Dutta, Vishal Kheda, Vijay Bhushan Garg, Vikas Sharma, Bharat Bhushan Chugh, Rampal Singh, Ajay Tiwari, Ved Thukral, KK Das, Gurmeet Singh, Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Virendra Chaudhary, Preet Grover, Adv. Mahesh Babbar, Manmohan Saxena, Pramod Mittal, Reena Jagga, Rashmi Rastogi, Shalini Bora, Rajkumar Shah, Pratibha Tiwari, Neeta Srivastava, Anju Rampal, Rajni Rawat, Seema Gupta, Sadhna Sharma, Archana Ghai, Renu Juneja, Mamta Jina, Daya Dasila, Geeta Sharma, Aarti Mamta Tripathi, Sunil Thukral, Sandeep Dheer, Sonu Aneja, Suresh Gauri, Nand Lal, Sanjay Singh, LD Joshi, Ram Snehi, JD Bhagat, Vivek Saxena, Ram Prakash Gupta, Kamal Pandey, Harish Joshi, Savitri, Gangwar, Siddharth Yadav, Jai Singh, Manish Prakash Singh, Mohan Thakur, Gopal Ram, Suresh Koli, Ashok Narang, Ramesh Kalra, Amit Narang, Rajendra Mehra, Vijay Bahadur, Neeraj Agarwal, Shankar Vishwas, Rajesh Saxena, Yaksh Pal Ghai, Rakesh Chauhan, Pramod Tiwari, Kamlesh Tiwari, Rajan Rathore, Vivek Saxena, Atul Joshi, Subhash Dogra, Anuj Sharma, Lakshmi Narayan, Ramesh Joshi, Naveen Pandey, Rajesh Jagga, Ajay Pal, Indrajeet Mandal, Awadhesh Singh, Dhirendra Mishra, Roshan Arora, OP Singh, Rajendra Singh, Baldev Kheda, Sushil Chauhan, Anil Chauhan, Yogesh Verma, Manas Jaiswal, Ayush Taneja, Jatin Nagpal, Amrit Pal Singh, Rajesh Munjal, Beena Joshi, Upendra Chaudhary, Ankur Saxena, Harpal Singh, Amarjeet Gupta, Mayang Kakkar, Suresh Papneja, Dr. Kamal Bhatia, Pravesh Pathak, Sandeep Singh, Thousands of men and women including Brahmanand, RP Singh, Virat Kumar Arya, Krishna Mishra, Tribhuvan Joshi, Pawan Kumar, Mukul Upreti, VP Singh, Deepak Guglani, Naresh Sharma, Rakesh Sukhija, Om Prakash, Surjeet Bala, Hem Bilwal, Khashti Rawat, Priyanka, Deepa Rani, Bela, Poonam Agarwal were present.
