Mangaluru: Police Commissioner Mangaluru N Shashi Kumar said the police had seen the allegations of the knife distributed among Bajrang activists Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) by their leaders in the city as part of the ‘Trishul Deekse’ program held during the celebration of Ayudha Puja on Thursday.
Dal and VHP leaders are said to have distributed knives to their activists and photographs of the program have been viral.
However, the leaders of Hindu organizations have denied allegations distributing weapons and claiming that it was only a symbolic program to distribute ‘Trishul’.
Secretary Zonal VHP Sharan Pumpwell said, “Many people have opposed the Trishul DeeseShe program organized by us.
We have not distributed bombs or grenades.
We held Trishul Deekshe because we were worshipers ‘Shakti’.
We organized this program as long as Puja Ayudha to instill confidence Workers and for religious protection.
It does not oppose anyone and does not intend to harm people.
Every year we have arranged this program, but because of Covid-19, the event was not held in the past two years.
“He claimed that the Trishul was distributed on that occasion Not a deadly weapon.
“We distribute a trashule made of steel and does not have a sharp edge to hurt anyone,” he added.
Reacting to the incident, the Police Commissioner told reporters there was a report on the Deekshe Trishul program held in many districts, including Dakshina Kannada.
“We found during verification that they have set the program symbolically every year.
I have directed officials to collect more details and take action if there is something illegal in it.
The organizer claims that it is only a symbolic program followed every year,” he added.