Talk:Bajrang Dal

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Q: Why does this article describe the Bajrang Dal as a militant organisation?

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Distorted false facts-[edit]

" militant" is a wrong statement. It is purposely used to spread hatered against a Hindu organization. Shame on you people. Prosenjitroy24 (talk) 19:37, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the FAQ. Since you are using a mobile device, you can access the FAQ by tapping "Learn more about this page" at the top of this talk page. For your convenience, I've reproduced the contents below:

Q: Why does this article describe the Bajrang Dal as a militant organisation?

A: The consensus of high-quality academic sources is that the Bajrang Dal is a militant organisation. Please see Special:Permalink/1007358857 § cite note-militant-1 for the list. Neutrality on Wikipedia entails representing fairly, proportionately, and, as far as possible, without editorial bias, all the significant views that have been published by reliable sources on a topic, and the cited academic sources overwhelmingly agree that militant is an accurate descriptor for the Bajrang Dal.

— Newslinger talk 08:47, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]