The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has announced a protest march from Eros Cinema in Churchgate to the Police Commissioner’s Office (Crawford Market) this afternoon beginning at 3 pm. Senior VHP functionaries claimed at a press conference held at the Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh, Azad Maidan, that the protest is to raise awareness about VHP karyakartas (workers), facing police brutality.

The VHP top brass, including Shriraj Nair, national spokesperson, and Mohan Salekar, secretary, Konkan Division, addressed the media on Monday. They were joined on the dais by Gautam Rawaria, Bajrang Dal co-convenor, Konkan Division. Bajrang Dal is the VHP’s youth wing.