Bajrang Dal Won¡¯t Harass Couples This Valentine's Day Because They Think They're Like ¡®Animals¡¯

There's no Valentine's Day party

like a Sanghi Valentine's Day party

because on a Sanghi V Day party you get... beaten?

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For the last 10 years, Bajrang Dal and other fringe activists have marked Valentine's Day by beating, chasing away, and in some cases even marrying off couples they caught on Valentine's Day.

But not this year - the gang has given up the path of violence

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Bajrang Dal and Shiv Sena have both been asked to not misbehave with couples on the 14th of February this year. They have received instructions not to ¡°interfere with couples¡±, the Indian Express reported. The Bajrang Dal's reasoning: there's no hope for couples indulging in "acts" in public areas, as they are ¡°similar to nature of animals¡±.

Yet, the organisation's normal V-Day scheduling continues, including torching Valentine¡¯s Day cards

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¡°National head of Shiv Sena¡¯s youth wing, Aditya Thackeray, has issued strict directions to not misbehave with any boy or girl on Valentine¡¯s Day. He does not want assault or misbehaviour with youths. Shiv Sena is against western culture and we have communicated our message during past years. We are not going to assault any couple. If any worker will misbehave or assault any couple, he will be expelled from the party,¡± said Anil Singh, UP head of Shiv Sena.

The new sangh on the block, the Hindu Mahasabha is pumping saffron madness into the day of red with full fervour - they¡¯re getting people married.

¡°Our workers will move in parks, malls and other public places with white roses on February 14. They will ask the couples, who have attained the minimum age for marriage, to get married if they truly love each other...we will facilitate their marriage at our national headquarters in New Delhi with proper Hindu rituals,¡± Chandra Prakash Kaushik, a self proclaimed ABHM national president told Indian Express.

If you don¡¯t agree to get married, you still get freebies, with a boring lecture. ¡°Those who do not agree to get married or are found under-age, will be given white roses and told that rose day, kiss day, chocolate day and Valentine¡¯s Day are part of western culture and celebrating them at public place was vulgar,¡± Kaushik added.