Ram Navami

A Ram Navami pandal was set ablaze soon after the procession was over, causing violence and stone pelting in Sasaram in Bihar

A day after Islamists ran riots and pelted stones on a Ram Navami procession in Howrah, West Bengal, a fresh round of violence was reported from the area today.

Amit Shah spoke to West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose and took stock of the situation in the wake of attack on Ram Navami procession.

A Ram Navami procession was attacked near Shahi Masjid in the Madiyav village in Lucknow village in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday

Though the attacks on Ram Navami processions by Islamists are not a new thing, it is notable that such incidents are reported in more numbers in the last 3-4 years.

The attacks on Ram Navami processions have become alarmingly common in the last few years, with Lord Ram devotees being held responsible for the Islamist attacks.

On March 30, stones were pelted on a Ram Navami procession from the terraces of the buildings in the Shibpur area of Howrah.

The procession was attacked as it passed by the Masjid near the gate no 7 area. The radical mob pelted stones and also injured the participants in the procession.

The report added that provisions are being made to prevent any law and order situation, which may arise after the Jumma Namaz is conducted. It further stated that the police and administration in West Bengal and Gujarat are taking precautionary steps to avoid untoward incidents after the Friday prayers.

Stones were pelted on Ram Navami procession from the terraces of the buildings in the Shibpur area of Howrah, leading to a clash