Hyderabad News

  The annual Navkar Navratri Utsav, which is popular among city residents, was marred with incidents of alleged violence, public nuisance, fake news and hate mongering this year. Hyderabad: A traditional and fun Garba event organised annually by a mother-daughter duo at Begumpet Hockey Stadium in the city witnessed a ruckus as it began on Monday, October 18. It happened due to accusations of ‘love jihad’ by a right-wing mob at the venue According to some individuals who were present at the venue on Monday, who requested anonymity, it all started with Bajrang Dal activists alleging that a ‘Muslim man’ entered the venue to indulge in ‘love jihad’. A video of the incident was widely circulated online by several individuals, including advocate Neelam Bhargava Ram, the joint convenor of the BJP Legal Cell, and YouTube channels. Neelam claimed that the footage proves that ‘love jihad’ is real. Suspended BJP leader and Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh had earlier cautioned the garba organisers...