Bhopal: New Hindu outfit rallies against Bangladeshi infiltrators

A day after its launch, fringe Hindu outfit 'Save India Forum' organised a vehicle rally in Bhopal with an aim to create awareness against Bangladeshi intruders. Hundreds participated in the rally.

Updated on: Dec 26, 2014, 17:21:12 IST

Hindustan Times | By Shruti Tomar, Bhopal

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A day after its launch, fringe Hindu outfit 'Save India Forum' organised a vehicle rally in the state capital on Thursday with an aim to create awareness against Bangladeshi intruders. Hundreds of people with saffron flags participated in the rally.

Suryakant Kelkar, the founder member and national convener of 'Save India Forum', said the new organisation would work to create awareness against Bangladeshi intruders "who are living in the country and encroaching upon people's livelihood."

Kelkar was a former national general secretary of Sahkar Bharti, an RSS-affiliated organisation. When asked whether fringe groups like him are floated by the RSS to meet its different objectives, Kelkar said: "It's true I worked for the RSS but now we have nothing to do with the Sangh."

"Intrusion and conversion are taking our country towards division. When people from other religion were converting Hindus by luring them, nobody raised any objection. But now, when Hindu organisation like VHP has come forward to bring them back into Hindu fold, people have started creating controversy. I support the VHP and the RSS on the issue," Kelkar said.

When asked why he needs a different platform to present his views despite supporting the VHP and RSS ideology, Kelkar replied: "We support only ideology but we work independently. Basically, we support introduction of law against forceful conversion of people. The conversion has created many problems in our country; for examples, separatist violence in Assam and other states."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More