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Police warn 'trouble makers' ahead of Valentine's Day revelry
With right wing groups opposing Valentine's Day celebrations and women's organisations vowing to protect young lovers, police yesterday warned trouble makers of stringent action.
- IANS
- Published: 00:00 February 14, 2007
Bhopal: With right wing groups opposing Valentine's Day celebrations and women's organisations vowing to protect young lovers, police yesterday warned trouble makers of stringent action.
The Madhya Pradesh police issued notices to leaders of the Hindu right-wing Bajrang Dal, National Students Union of India, Savarna Samaj Party and the women's wing of the Nationalist Congress Party.
They were also asked to sign bonds for amounts ranging from Rs20,000 (Dh1,667) to Rs50,000 (Dh4,167) for not violating the law under any circumstances.
The hard-line Hindu groups have threatened to marry off young couples meeting in public places.
Security
Meanwhile, two women's groups, belonging to the Sawarna Samaj Party (SSP) and the Rashtriya Secular Manch (RSM), have decided to take on those threatening the couples who are celebrating Valentine's Day in the state, ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
If the SSP is threatening Bajrang Dal members with a mace, the RSM has decided to form baton-wielding groups of women to dissuade Bajrang Dal activists from disturbing young couples today on Valentine's Day.
These women's wings have said they will provide security to young couples if the state government machinery fails to do so.
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