Mathura Violence

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Mathura Clashes Kill 24 Including 2 Policeman [sic.] (Policemen?)

Twenty four persons have been confirmed dead, including including an SP and an SHO, in connection with the violence in Mathura during the encroachment drive at Jawahar Bagh. The police have also arrested 124 persons on charges of murder and rioting in the case. Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh police, Javed Ahmed said that 22 persons have died including one woman during the operation, where 11 persons have died due burn injuries caused due cylinder explosions. The other 11 have died due to injuries caused by lathicharge during the police operation, the police added.

Source: http://indianexpress.com/videos/new...police-station-officer-killed-sp-sho-2832656/
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All we know about the ‘Netaji cult’, which has Mathura on the edge

The supporters of the otherwise ‘unknown’ organisation had encroached upon hundreds of acres of government land and were demonstrating at Jawahar Bagh since March 2014, resulting in a standoff with the administration. The ‘Satyagrahis’ assembled at Jawahar Bagh as part of a rally from Sagar in Madhya Pradesh which was supposed to terminate at Delhi. They were given a permission by the administration to demonstrate at the venue for two days, but the protesters refused to vacate the land. They also made the venue their headquarters and started operating the movement from there.

The ‘Swadheen Bharat Susbhash Sena’ or ‘Bhartiya Subhash Sena’ is reportedly a registered political party launched in 2013. The group and its members claim to be the ‘true followers of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’ and also allege a conspiracy which led to disappearance of the leader. In December 2014, a 35-year-old woman who claimed to be an office-bearer of the party made a submission in the Madras High Court in support of a writ petition demanding declassification of documents related to Netaji.

The other group ‘Swadheen Bharat’ is a larger organisation or a ‘nationwide movement’ as mentioned on their Facebook page. As observed from their posts on social media and other platforms, it is understood that they are the followers of one ‘Jai Gurudev’ and have similar demands as of the ‘Bhartiya Subhash Sena’.

The entire movement comprises of various smaller groups and the ‘Swadheen Bharat’ can be traced to another movement called ‘Azad Bharat Vividh Vaicharik Kranti Jan Jagran’. However, it is not clear that all these groups are run by the same people or not. Another post on the Facebook page of ‘Swadheen Bharat’ makes it clear there is no centralised leadership and the movement is being “run by many people”.

Photo posted on Facebook by the group members

The group also claims Indian currency is the strongest in the world and that one rupee is equavalent to price of 972 mg of gold. One of the leaders can be heard saying at Jawaharbagh in 2014 that 60 litre diesel can be bought with a single rupee. However, at the same time, the group also claims the currency which is currently in use is a British currency and should be replaced by ‘Azad Hind bank’ currency notes.

Photo posted on Social Media by the group members

“Our countrymen the currency you have in your pocket and banks is not Indian Currency because RBI is Britain’s bank established by Queen Victotria in 1934. Our Indian Bank is Azad Hind Bank established by Netaji Subhash Chandtra Bose on 5th april 1944 under Burmese law at Rangoon approved by 9 country,” claims the group.

Photo of Azad Hind currency posted on social media by the group members

Source: http://indianexpress.com/article/in...e-cult-which-has-mathura-on-the-edge-2832179/