New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday lashed out at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), accusing the organisation of 'planting hate' after a video of members of Hindu Raksha Dal distributing swords, machetes and axes in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, went viral on social media.

Manickam Tagore laid the blame for this on RSS, and said, 'Hate that the RSS has planted for 100 years is now in full swing in BJP-ruled states. The police have become silent spectators to such weapon-distribution activities by RSS wings.'

'Hate must be stopped. India cannot afford to become a market of hate,' he added.

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Following the incident, Uttar Pradesh Police took swift action against the perpetrators and registered a case against 16 named individuals and 25-30 unknown persons. The Police have arrested 10 people while the search for others is still underway.

Atul Kumar Singh Assistant Commissioner of Police, Shalimar Garden, said, 'On December 29, 2025, the Shalimar Garden Police Station received information through social media that Pinky Chaudhary, the national president of the Hindu Raksha Dal, was distributing swords. Taking immediate cognizance of the information, the Shalimar Garden Police Station registered a case against 16 named individuals and 25-30 unknown persons. So far, 10 people have been arrested in connection with the case.'

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Further investigation is underway.

Earlier, Manickam Tagore also accused RSS of spreading hate, which he believed led to the killing of Anjel Chakma, a student from Tripura, in Uttarakhand's Dehradun.

Calling the incident a 'heinous crime', Tagore alleged that years of hate campaigns have influenced young minds and contributed to such acts of violence, particularly in states ruled by the BJP.

He further alleged that the ideology promoted by the RSS over the years has fuelled hatred among sections of society, especially the youth.

'The reason is very simple. The hate and the hate campaigns of RSS for 100 years have got into the young minds of India, and particularly after the BJP winning in states, this has been bred and propagated. Hate has been inserted, injected into young minds in the wrong way. That is the hate which is taking these kinds of actions. RSS must be held responsible for this,' Tagore added.

MBA student Anjel Chakma was attacked by a group of miscreants with knives and other blunt objects in Dehradun on December 9 and later died while undergoing treatment at a hospital.

Five people have already been arrested in connection with the incident. Among them, two accused are minors and have been sent to a juvenile reform home. (ANI)