Overview

• Vishwa Hindu Parishad urged organisers to bar non-Hindus from garba events, verify entrants with Aadhaar, apply tilaks, and treat the dance as worship under VHP and Bajrang Dal monitoring.
• Union minister Ramdas Athawale condemned the advisory as an invitation to violence and warned the VHP would bear responsibility for any clashes during the festival.
• Maharashtra BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the group can state its views but stressed that police permission determines how events should proceed.
• In Madhya Pradesh, Hindu outfits and BJP figures pressed for traditional dress codes, mandatory ID checks, and exclusion of non-Hindus, with police instructing organisers to avoid obscenity and Bollywood songs.
• In Rajasthan’s Bhilwara, organisers announced Aadhaar verification at entry, tilak application, traditional attire guidance, and ritual sprinkling, with VHP and Bajrang Dal volunteers stationed at gates.