69% People In India Think Bajrang Dal Should Be Banned

Interviews conducted in Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Lucknow with 516 respondents on September 23 and 24

Ranee Sahaney

Updated on: 13 February 2024 11:06 am

Published at: 27 September 2008 12:00 am

69% People In India Think Bajrang Dal Should Be Banned

Outlook-GfK Mode Opinion Poll
69% People In India Think Bajrang Dal Should Be Banned

Should the government impose a ban on Bajrang Dal?
	Yes	No		DK/CS
	69	27		4

Delhi	75
Bombay	64
Calcutta	81
Lucknow	85
Hyderabad	38

Hindu	65
Muslim	74

What was your reaction to the attacks on Christians and churches by Bajrang Dal?
		Yes		No
Unfortunate and unpardonable		86		14
Necessary due to forced conversions		61		39
Threat to India’s secular reputation		84		16

Why do you think the central government is soft on militant Hindu groups?
		Yes		No
Political agenda and lack of will		81		19
There is a fear of backlash		68		32
Majority of police is communal		55		45

Has the government taken necessary action against the fundamentalist forces?
		Yes		No
		23		77

Delhi		27
Bombay		21
Calcutta		12
Lucknow		21
Hyderabad		35

Can the activities of the BD, such as bomb-making, be called terrorist activities?
	Yes	No		DK/CS
	70	27		3

Delhi	76
Bombay	80
Calcutta	73
Lucknow	84
Lucknow	35

Most of the terror/blast suspects are Muslims. Why do you think this is so?
		Hindu		Muslim
They are easy targets	61	60		64
Lack of education, economic backwardness	71	73		67
Strong influence of terrorist groups	73	78		65
Bitter experience of communal violence	63	65		61

Is growing economic divide causing communal disharmony?
	Yes		No
	79		21

Delhi	71
Bombay	91
Calcutta	75
Lucknow	74
Hyderabad	86

Hindu	82
Muslim	76

How would you rate the media coverage of the issues and problems of the minorities or the poor?
Adequate	44
Poor	38
Too much coverage	18

Do you think the media sensationalises terrorism - related news?
Yes	74
No	26

Why do you think the media sensationalises terrorism?
		Yes		No
It is easy to sensationalise terror		68		32
They are simply doing their job		76		24
The readers too like sensationalised news		74		26

All figures in percentage

Methodology: Research Organisation GfK Mode conducted the survey in five cities namely Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Lucknow and Hyderabad on September 23 and 24 to understand public sentiment on the recent attacks on minority groups. In all 516 interviews were conducted, broken up into 299 Hindu and 217 Muslim respondents.