Hindu Yuva Vahini

The Hindu Yuva Vahini (हिंदू युवा वाहिनी) is a Hindu youth group, founded by Yogi Adityanath, intended successor of the Gorakhpur Mutt temple in Gorakhpur, India.The group has a high penetration among the nationalist youth of eastern Uttar Pradesh, where the feeling of the nationalism dominates over day today shortcomings.[1]

By organizing various movements such as "Ram Prakostha" for pavement dwellers and the "Bansfod Hindu Manch" for woodcutters, Adityanath has provided a sense of identity for many of these frustrated youth, who have swelled the ranks of the Hindu Yuva Vahini.

The Hindu Yuva Vahini has been charged by the police in the Mau riots of October 2005, where they organized the Hindu forces in opposition to a politician Mukhtar Ansari, the alleged murderer of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state legislature member Krishnanand Rai.[2] Charges of inciting riots, murder, and arson were brought against Hindu Yuva Vahini leaders Ajit Singh Chandel and Sujit Kumar Singh,[3] along Ansari and some others in the opposite camp. Eventually, a curfew was imposed on Mau for nearly a month.

The same groups accuse HYV of involvement in the Gorakhpur riots of January 26–31, 2007. After the arrest of Yogi Adityanath, the HYV launched retaliations. Two coaches of the Mumbai bound Mumbai-Gorakhpur Godan Express were set ablaze on January 30, 2007.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Shikha Trivedi (May 2006). "Between the grains: Purvanchal circumstances". Himal Southasian Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  2. ↑ "Mukhtar Ansari appears in court in Mau riots case". The Hindu. 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  3. ↑ What Happened in Mau (November 27, 2005). "Prof. Rooprekha Verma, Vibhuti Narain Rai, and Nasiruddin Haider". The South Asian. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
  4. ↑ Shahira Naim (2007-02-02). "Vahini activists set train ablaze". The Tribune. Retrieved 2007-04-26.