Bajrang Dal

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Bajrang Dal is a right-wing Hindu nationalist youth organization in India known for its activism around religious, cultural, and political issues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu nationalist organization
religious organization
right-wing organization
youth organization
activeIn Gujarat NERFINISHED
Karnataka NERFINISHED
Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED
Rajasthan NERFINISHED
Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED
affiliation Sangh Parivar NERFINISHED
associatedWith Bharatiya Janata Party NERFINISHED
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh NERFINISHED
classificationByCritics militant organization
classificationBySomeObservers vigilante group
country India
founded 1984
foundedIn Ayodhya NERFINISHED
Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED
genderFocus male
headquartersLocation India NERFINISHED
ideology Hindu nationalism NERFINISHED
language Hindi
membershipType youth
movement Hindutva movement NERFINISHED
namedAfter Bajrang Bali NERFINISHED
Hanuman NERFINISHED
notableFor anti-conversion campaigns
cow vigilante activities
moral policing
participation in Ayodhya Ram temple movement
religious processions
opposes religious conversion to Christianity
religious conversion to Islam
organizationalStructure cadre-based
parentOrganization Vishva Hindu Parishad NERFINISHED
politicalPosition far-right
right-wing
purpose Hindu religious activism
cow protection
cultural activism
opposition to religious conversion
political activism
promotion of Hindutva
region India NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
supports Hindu religious festivals
ban on cow slaughter
construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya
symbol saffron flag
usesSymbol image of Hanuman

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Sarsanghchalak associatedWith Bajrang Dal
RSS hasWing Bajrang Dal
subject surface form: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Vishva Hindu Parishad wing Bajrang Dal
Sangh Parivar youthWing Bajrang Dal