VHP

"VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi’s call for a “Beti Bachao Mahapanch-ayat” in Bareilly’s Paharpur village on July 27 has sparked tension in the area. The Mahapanchayat is being purportedly held over incidents of “regular eve-teasing” of girls from Thakur-dominated Paharpur, allegedly at the hands of boys from the neighbouring Tanda village, while crossing a river on the way to school.

'Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) wants white water rafting in the Ganga, one of Uttarakhand's most popular sporting activities, banned as it gives rise to "obscene activities" on riverbanks. On the concluding day of a two-day meeting of its national advisory board in Haridwar on Tuesday, the VHP leaders said the adventure sport also "led to many illegal activities" in the holy town of Rishikesh.

'Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Sadhvi Prachi kicked up yet another controversy when she came up with her logic on the recent earthquake that devastated Nepal. Commenting the most unreasonable statement that could come at this tragic time, controversial BJP functionaries, Saksha Maharaj and Sadhvi Prachi have linked the earthquake in Nepal to Rahul Gandhi’s Kedarnath visit. Speaking to media persons in Haridwar, Sakshi Maharaj said, “Rahul Gandhi eats beef and goes to the holy shrine without purifying himself, the earthquake was bound to happen.”...'

"Amid a row over vandalisation of an under-construction church in Hisar, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday told the Assembly that the building was reportedly built in an illegal colony and the dispute was the result of an altercation between the priest and those who attacked the place of worship. Meanwhile, Vishwa Hindu Parishad strongly defended the attacks. VHP joint general secretary Surendra Jain was quoted by this report in The Times of India saying whether the Christians would have tolerated construction of a Hanuman temple at the Vatican City.