‘Mohabbat ki dukaan ka yoddha’: Rahul Gandhi meets ‘Mohammad Deepak’, man who confronted Bajrang Dal members. India Information

NEW DELHI: Chief of opposition within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday met Uttarakhand’s Kotdwar-based gymnasium proprietor Deepak Kumar, or “Mohammad Deepak,” who confronted Bajrang Dal members allegedly harassing an aged Muslim shopkeeper over the usage of ‘Baba’ — which the right-wing group claimed was a Hindu time period — in his store title.In a social media submit on X, Indian Nationwide Congress shared pictures of Rahul together with Deepak and stated, “Chief of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi met ‘Mohammad Deepak’ from Uttarakhand. Mohammad Deepak has set an instance of unity, brotherhood, and braveness — one that can encourage each younger individual within the nation to face towards injustice and hatred.”“Deepak is a warrior of the ‘Mohabbat ki dukaan’ — your entire nation is happy with him,” it added.In January, Bajrang Dal activists staged a protest outdoors the ‘Baba’ clothes retailer on Patel Marg, demanding that its 70-year-old proprietor, Vakil Ahmed, change the store’s title.Clashes broke out between the protesters, Ahmed, and Deepak, who’s a buddy of Ahmed’s son, prompting police intervention. The state of affairs was introduced underneath management, and police later registered three separate FIRs in reference to the incidents.Tensions flared once more after a video circulated by the Hindu Raksha Dal confirmed a person threatening to march to Kotdwara on February 12 to “educate Deepak a lesson.”The native administration stepped up safety to forestall additional escalation. Further Superintendent of Police Chandra Mohan Singh stated nobody can be allowed to disturb peace within the city and warned of strict motion towards these making an attempt to incite hassle.