A day after the violence between the two communities erupted during the Durga idol immersion, there was tension in Cuttack city of Odisha on Sunday (October 5, 2025). Meanwhile, the Odisha government on Sunday (October 5, 2025) suspended the Internet and social media platforms in large parts of Cuttack city for 24 hours.

The state’s home department issued an official notification saying that this decision has been taken to prevent the spread of excitement and inflammatory messages on social media, so that public peace and order remains.

How long will the internet be suspended,

According to the notification, this suspension will be effective from 7 pm on Sunday (October 5, 2025) to 7 pm on Tuesday (October 7, 2025). During this time, all online messaging services of mobile internet, broadband and WhatsApp, Facebook, X, Instagram and Snapchat will be completely closed.

Vishwa Hindu Parishad called for shutdown

At the same time, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has convened a 12 -hour bandh in the city on Monday (October 6, 2025). Cuttack police said that between the elephant Pokhari in the Daraghabazar area between Late to 2 pm on Saturday (October 4), there was a clash when the Visarjan Yatra was moving towards Debigara on the banks of the Kathajodi River.

Cuttack police gave information about stress

According to officials, violence erupted when some local people objected to playing music in a loud voice during the immersion journey. The debate soon turned into a confrontation, when the mob started throwing stones and glass bottles from the roofs on the immersion journey, injuring many people including Cuttack DCP player Rishikesh Gyan Dev.

Police lathi-charged to disperse the mob

According to officials, to deal with the situation, the police conducted a light lathicharge to disperse the crowd and bring the situation under control. Many vehicles and roadside stalls were damaged during the clash.

The immersion activities stayed for about three hours due to protests by members of the puja committees demanding immediate arrest of the people involved in the attack. The process started again amidst tight security and all the remaining idols were immersed by 9.30 am on Sunday (5 October).

Six people arrested so far in the case

According to the police, six people have been arrested so far and efforts are on to identify other people based on CCTV footage, drone footage and eyewitnesses. The VHP accused of administrative failure and demanded immediate transfer of DCP and District Collector for inability to maintain law and order. The organization has called for a bandh from morning to evening on Monday (October 6) in protest against this.

Demand for strict action on anti -social elements

A VHP spokesperson said, “Despite repeated requests, the officials failed to ensure peaceful immersion.” Biju Janata Dal (BJD) convicted anti -social elements for efforts to spoil communal harmony, while Chief Minister Mohan Charan Manjhi assured strict action against the people responsible for this and directed the officers to provide free medical services to the injured.

Prohibition of implemented to prevent stress from increasing

Additional police forces have been deployed in sensitive areas of Cuttack and prohibitory orders have been implemented to prevent further tension. Senior police officers are keeping a close watch on the situation.

Report- With PTI input

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Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) President Alok Kumar has expressed concern over the announcement of the movement against the Waqf Law Amendment by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB). He said that on October 3, it has been said to keep the shops closed and demonstrate at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Also, AIMPLB has planned to submit a memorandum to the Chief Ministers of the states. Alok Kumar also expressed his opinion on the I Love Mohammad controversy.

Question on movement
Alok Kumar said that this is amazing because AIMPLB and Jamiat themselves were welcomed by AIMPLB and Jamiat. He said that the matter is still under consideration in the court, in such a situation it is a matter of concern to launch the movement in between.

Fear of violence
The VHP president, citing the incidents in recent times, said, ‘Recently there was violence at many places in the country on Mohammad Saheb’s birthday. Since September 5, there are continuous violent incidents. Such movements can increase the danger to social harmony and will promote violence. He said that there is often a possibility of coercion and violence in events like Bharat Bandh.

Appeal to government and society
Alok Kumar said that all organizations should make arrangements to make the movement peacefully. He also urged the central and state governments to prepare to deal with all kinds of situation and take precautions from now. He also called upon the society not to depend only on the government. He said, ‘Constitution and law give the right to self -defense in the event of an attack. Hindu society should be cautious and should cooperate in stopping any wrong incident with constitutionally with agencies.

Statement on religious posters
The VHP president said that if people of Islam in any religious program put up posters of ‘I Love Muhammad’, then there is no objection in it. But if objectionable statements are made on the pretext of such posters or a ruckus is made, then it is not right. He said on ‘I Love Mahadev’ that these slogans are not in response to ‘I Love Muhammad’. ‘I think this is not being done in his response,’ he said.

Response to Pakistan’s PM
Reacting to the statement of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Alok Kumar said, ‘Hindu cannot be extreme. The Hindu prays for the earth, vegetation and everyone, it cannot be violent. But an attempt is being made to show the Hindu violent. Now the situation of Hindu phobia has arisen.

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has issued decree of new rules to ensure only the participation and entry of Hindus in the programs of Navratri and Garba. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) said that to participate in Garba programs, participants have to apply tilak before entering, tie Raksha Sutras and worship Hindu deities.

Prashant Titare, General Secretary of VHP Vidarbha province in Nagpur, Maharashtra, said on Saturday (September 20, 2025) that apart from this, all the participants will also be sprinkled cow urine. He said that VHP and Bajrang Dal workers will also monitor Garba pandals, so that all these rules can be followed on Sunday (September 21, 2025) to October 1, 2025.

VHP claimed that all this is being done so that only people of Hinduism can be involved in Garba programs and incidents like ‘Love Jihad’ can be avoided. Every year many steps are taken on this issue before Navratri.

Garba is not just a dance, a religious ritual to please Goddess- Nair

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) national spokesperson Shriraj Nair told the news agency PTI, ‘Garba is not just a dance, but a religious ritual to please the goddess. They (signs to the Muslim community) do not believe in idol worship. Only participate in these programs, which have faith in all these rituals.

Opposition and government responded to the matter

Opposition parties in Maharashtra accused the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Sangh Parivar of spreading partitions in the society. At the same time, Maharashtra government minister and senior BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule said, ‘We can decide our rules. If they have got permission from the police for organizing the program, then there is no problem.

While BJP’s media chief Navnath Ban said, “Garba is a Hindu event and people of other religions should not interfere in this.”

Vhp Sanjay Raut failed on the rules of

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said, ‘This is an attempt to create a communal atmosphere inside the country. Creating such a communal atmosphere is their livelihood. I am not talking about respect as all religions, but the kind of poison being spread is not right for Maharashtra and the country.

At the same time, the Congress took a strong stand and said, ‘Organizations associated with BJP can go to any extent to gain power or maintain. Their purpose is to share the country more and do politics in the name of religion. Maharashtra’s strength has always been unity in diversity, it should not be weakened.

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PM Modi Trinidad Visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going on an official visit to Trinidad and Tobago. Meanwhile, Modi Archive has shared a post on the social media platform X, which mentions a historic moment of the World Hindu Conference held in August 2000 in Port-Off-Spain of Trinidad.

This post remembers the moment when Ashok Singhal, the leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, whispered while addressing Narendra Modi, “This is the lion of the Sangh.” This phrase not only reflects the atmosphere of that time, but also became a symbol of the beginning of a new era in Indian politics.

The ‘lion’ of the Sangh was played in Trinidad 25 years ago

Modi Archive wrote on the social media platform X, “It is the lion of the Sangh. In August 2000, these words whispered by Ashok Singhal while addressing Narendra Modi in a packed hall in Trinidad’s port-of-spanese in August 2000, these words that were defined by Ashok Singhal, defined a movement that started in the end of the century. In that moment, this phrase began to represent a new era in that moment. Which focused on promoting Indian culture and values ​​and was going to shape national identity in India and around the world. “

Addressed more than one thousand delegates addressed

The post on social media reads, “In August 2000, the then General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Narendra Modi Trinidad and the World Hindu Conference in Tobago stood in front of a gathering of more than one thousand delegates. This conference organized by the Sanatan Dharma Mahasabha included the fifth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Basdev Pandey, RSS Sarsanghchalak like Sudarshan, Swami Chidhal and Ashok Singhal attended. Were.”

The post stated that the subject matter of the program was self-liberation and world welfare. It was part of the prestigious World Hindu Congress series after the All Africa Hindu Conference in Nairobi (1998) and the World Hindu Conference in South Africa (1995). It included representatives from many regions including New Delhi, New York, Caribbean, North America, Europe and Africa.

“That is a lion of the sigh!”

These words, whispered by sh. Ashok Singhal as He Watched @narendramodi Address a packed hall in port-of-spain, trinidad, in August 2000, would come to define a movement that began at the turn of the century.,

The phrase, born in that moment,… pic.twitter.com/iwyrx0bsaj

– Modi Archive (@Modirchive) July 3, 2025

According to Modi Archive, at the Learning Resource Center of West Indies University, Narendra Modi gave a soulful speech titled Hinduism and contemporary global issue ‘Development Technology and Human World’. His words, stated 25 years ago, emphasized the relevance of Hindu principles in the modern technological era and urged the leaders to keep the individual agenda separate for the good of the society.

PM Modi’s speech left deep impact

PM Modi’s speech left a profound impact on the people present in the auditorium. The post reads, “The energy atmosphere was clearly visible in the room. Ashok Singhal bowed down with the power of Narendra Modi’s speech and whispered,” This is the lion of the Sangh. “This is a phrase that later became a defined symbol of his identity and service to the nation.”

This visit of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister and memories of that historical moment 25 years old gives an opportunity to further strengthen India-Tinidad relations. This journey will be an important step towards further deepening cultural and historical bonds between the two countries.

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Bhopal vhp posters on pahalgam terror attack: The terrorist attack in Pahalgam in South Kashmir is being opposed across the country. Meanwhile, Hindu organizations have put some posters and banners in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, which are disputed. Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal have written on the posters put up in Bhopal- ‘Now you have to ask the name’.

In fact, in the Pahalgam terror attack, there was talk of killing innocent people by asking religion and teaching Kalma. 26 people were killed by asking their religion when they could not read Kalma. There is anger in Bhopal about this. Meanwhile, it has been written on the posters installed in Bhopal- ‘Put a habit to ask the name, for the safe future of the children, now you have to ask the name.’

Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal have expressed resentment through these posters on the roads and intersections of Bhopal. This poster has printed that picture of Vinay Narwal of Karnal and his wife, which everyone came in panic. In Pahalgam, when the terrorists shot Vinay Narwal and his wife was sitting next to him, the picture was used by Hindu organizations for his poster.

Bhopal shutdown was called
After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Kashmir, Bhopal bandh was called on the 26th in Bhopal. On Saturday, the market was closed for half a day and there was silence on the roads. Only essential services were going on.

Earlier, on Diwali too, Bajrang Dal had put a controversial poster in which it was written that buy the festivals from Hindu brothers only. Giving the tagline ‘Your festival behavior with your own’ tagline, the Bajrang Dal wrote on the poster to buy Deepawali from those who can celebrate Deepawali by your purchase.