Mob storms dargah in Maharashtra’s Rahuri, replaces green flag with saffron

MP: Members of Hindu Outfit Protest, Blacken Face of Damoh Nagar Palika CMO over Saffron Flag Removal

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Hindu outfit had placed saffron flags across the city in view of the upcoming Navratri festival, including one at the clock tower on Friday night. However, acting on the CMO's instructions, civic body employees restricted them during the night and later removed the flags. Angered by this action, the protesters staged a demonstration and later blackened the CMO's face. India News | MP: Mem…

A crowd stormed a Sufi shrine, replacing the green flag with a saffron, a symbol of nationalist Hinduism. In Nagpur, however, clashes broke out on 17 March after a request from extremist groups to remove the tomb of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. In this tense climate, Prime Minister Modi is expected in the city, a stronghold of the paramilitary organization RSS and which, from being a symbol of harmony, has become the center of tensions between …

Mob storms dargah in Maharashtra’s Rahuri, replaces green flag with saffron

Communal tensions flared in Maharashtra’s Rahuri after a mob stormed the Hazrat Ahmed Chishti Dargah, removed its green flag, and hoisted a saffron flag. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday, March 26. A video circulating on social media shows the mob forcibly entering the dargah, removing the green flag, and hoisting a saffron flag in its place. Some individuals were heard chanting “Jai Shree Ram,” while others applauded as the flag wa…

Hindutva Mob Desecrates Dargah in Maharashtra Town, Hoist Saffron Flag - Clarion India

Additional security forces have been deployed; no arrests have been made as yet Team Clarion MUMBAI — A Hindutva mob desecrated the centuries-old Hazrat Ahmed Chishti Dargah, also known as Buwasind Baba Shrine, in the Rahuri town of Maharashtra. The belligerent mb also replaced the traditional green flag on its dome with a saffron one. The vandalism which occurred on March 26 was reportedly in response to the desecration of a statue of Chhatrapa…

Right-wing fringe elements storm Dargah, hoist saffron flag in Maharashtra

A video circulating on social media captured the mob forcibly entering the Hazrat Ahmed Chishti Dargah, chanting “Jai Shree Ram” as they replaced the flag, while some individuals clapped and cheered.

Maharashtra: Hindutva mob attacks dargah in Rahuri, hoist saffron flag amid statue desecration row

Communal tensions erupted in Maharashtra’s Rahuri on March 26, after a mob stormed the Hazrat Ahmed Chishti Dargah, also known as Buwasind Baba, removed its traditional green flag and replaced it with a saffron flag. The attack came hours after unidentified miscreants allegedly desecrated a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, sparking protests across the town. The centuries-old dargah, located in Rahuri village, has long been a site of shared…