In pics: Army-style training at a Bajrang Dal camp in Noida

The ‘training module’ includes martial arts, hurdle jumping, air gun firing, rope climbing and use of swords and sticks during a combat situation

To defend the ‘Bharat Mata’, hundreds of Bajrang Dal members have taken up army-style training at a camp in Noida.

Bajrang Dal members display their combat skills at a training camp in Noida. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

The ‘training module’ includes martial arts, hurdle jumping, airgun firing, rope climbing and use of swords and sticks during a combat situation.

The camp is being organised at Saraswati Shishu Mandir, a school run by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Nearly 400 members from 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh have gathered at the Saraswati Shishu Mandir in Noida for the training session. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

The Bajrang Dal members are undergoing an army-style training at the camp. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Members take part in a drill at the camp. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

A self-defense training session at Saraswati Shishu Mandir, an RSS-run school in Noida. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Here are some other photos of the training camp:

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