Bengaluru: Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal activists staged protests in several parts of the state on May 4 against the Congress election manifesto which proposed banning of the latter in the event of the party coming to power in Karnataka.
At some places, Hanuman Chalisa were also chanted.
The protesters are slated to chant Hanuman Chalisa’ on May 4 evening at Hanuman temples or any other temple to protest against the Congress promise.
The protests took place in Bengaluru, Chikkaballapura, Srirangapattana, Mandya and Chikkamagaluru, among others, stated VHP sources.
In Srirangapattana, Bajrang Dal activists tore the Congress manifesto and hit it with slippers to express their outrage.
Bajrang Dal leaders and Hindu religious leaders associated with the VHP have appealed to the people in video messages to come with their family members in great numbers at Hanuman or any other temple to chant ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ on May 4 evening.
One of the religious heads appealed to the people to come together and demonstrate the Hindu unity, which should eventually reflect on May 10, the day of Karnataka Assembly elections.