{
  "id": 12607299,
  "title": "MP Garba 2026: VHP-Bajrang Dal Demand Mandatory ID Check, Religious Playlist At Garba Pandals In MP's Shivpuri",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/mp-garba-2026-vhp-bajrang-dal-demand-mandatory-id-check-religious",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T10:09:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/mp-garba-2026-vhp-bajrang-dal-demand-mandatory-id-check-religious-playlist-at-garba-pandals-in-mps-shivpuri"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal have called for stricter entry rules and a prohibition on non-religious songs at Garba pandals during the upcoming Navratri festival in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. These Hindu organisations have submitted a joint application to the district administration, demanding that only Sanatani devotees be allowed entry through mandatory Aadhaar card or other valid identity document checks. Additionally, they have requested that only religious and Garba-related songs be played, with a complete ban on obscene songs at the events. The group has also urged the administration to prohibit meat shops near public and religious places during the Shivpuri Navratri 2026 celebrations. The organisations have cited previous objectionable incidents at Garba pandals as justification for their demands and have threatened volunteers will take action if the rules are not implemented.",
  "summary": "Garba pandal entry restrictions: Hindu organisations Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal have demanded stricter entry rules and that only religious songs must be played at the garba pandals during the upcoming Navratri festival. They asserted to make Aadhaar cards or other valid identity documents mandatory to ensure only Sanatani devotees be allowed to enter Garba pandals. Both the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}