Kancherla Raju of FPI condemns Bajrang Dal men sell weapons ahead of Ram Navami

New Delhi: The Chairman of the AP State Working Committee of the Freedom Party of India (FPI) Kancherla Raju strongly condemned selling of the fire arms by the members of the Bajrang Dal, a militant Hindutva group on account of the Ram Navami festival. 

The RSS and the BJP arm Bajrang Dal destroying the peaceful and progressive culytural heritage and communal harmony as they were spotted selling swords, knives, and canes in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand FPI woking Committee Chairman Kancherla Raju said.

In a video, which sparked outrage on social media platforms, a man is seen selling weapons in a tent along the roadside. Wearing saffron scarf, the purported Bajrang Dal member is seen selling baseball bats, swords and knives, and calling on passers-by to buy the “original weapons” in preparation for the Ram Navami celebration, Raju added.

“Dasmi ke din log nikle gey aur agar tuhmare pass shastra nahi hai toh lene ke liyai ap ko anna padega Bajrang Ashtra Bhandar peh (The procession will begin on Dasmi. If you don’t have weapons for that, you have to come to Bajrang Ashtra Bhandar,” the man can be heard while selling the fire arms said Raju.

“Bajrang Dal is providing you these weapons at less price. There is no Ram Navmi without branding swords in Hazaribagh,” he said.

In another clip, he is seen holding a sword and cryptically saying: “This sword can be used for decoration or another thing,” Raju added.

The 2024 Ram Navami will fall on April 17. In recent years, there has been an alarming trend of violence against Muslims and Dalits on Ram Navmi.