People take part in a religious procession on the occasion of Ram Navami, in Malda district, West Bengal, on April 6, 2025
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On Sunday (April 6, 2025), participants of several Ram Navami processions in West Bengal were observed brandishing arms despite the administration’s appeals to avoid such practices.
In videos shared on social media and broadcast by Bengali news channels, tridents, knives, swords, axes, and machetes were seen being brandished by participants of Ram Navami rallies across the State, including in Siuri, Barasat, Howrah, Kankinara, Berhampore,…