It has been a week since Kanhaiya Lal’s beheading by Islamists in Udaipur that took place on June 28. Hindus in Rajasthan are outraged due to this barbaric killing and they are protesting in many cities. Hindus protested in Pali of Rajasthan on Wednesday 6th July 2022.
Various Hindu organizations had called for the shutdown and there was a community recital of Hanuman Chalisa too. Earlier, similar protests against the brutal murder were seen in Jaipur, Udaipur, Rajsamand, and other places in the state.
Hindus in Pali called for a bandh to protest the beheading incidents that took place in Udaipur and Amravati last month. At around 11 am, Hindus gathered at Sujarpol Square in large numbers and there was a community recital of Hanuman Chalisa. Then the rally headed toward the Collector office via the main market.
Rajasthan Hindus on fire .. not letting up on the recent j!hadi k!lli!ngs ?
उदयपुर हत्याकांड के विरोध में आज सर्व हिंदू समाज की ओर से पाली बंद, किया हनुमान चालीसा का पाठ? pic.twitter.com/RLmahvZOOv
— Vikas (@VikasPronamo) July 6, 2022
Silent march in Udaipur
On Tuesday, July 5, Hindu Raksha Manch organized a silent march in Udaipur to protest against the brutal killing of Kanhaiya Lal. Hundreds of people including women and children from Hindu families participated in the silent march. Hindu Raksha Manch office-bearer Kamalemdra Singh Panwar said that all the families from the Hindu community in the Udaipur city came together in their respective colonies between 7 to 8 in the morning on Tuesday and raised slogans demanding the death penalty for those who killed Kanhaiya Lal. They also demanded that the Hindu community should be protected against the increasing incidents of attack and that the properties of the rioters be seized. The Hindus also demanded that strict action must be taken against the police and administration who failed to protect them.
Protests and Hanuman Chalisa in Jaipur
Thousands of people took part in a demonstration in Rajasthan’s Jaipur to protest the brutal killing of a tailor by two men in Udaipur.
Members of the RSS, VHP and other Hindu organisations attended the demonstration called under the banner of “Sarv Hindu Samaj” and demanded death penalty for the accused.
The main demonstration was held at Statue Circle where Hanuman Chalisa was also played on loud speakers.
People demanded death penalty to the accused in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case.
“The killers must get death penalty,” Himanshu Gupta, a local youth said.
A senior police official said the demonstration was held peacefully and permission was granted to the organisers.
