Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Bajrang Dal Workers Assault Ahmedabad Group Over Malala Book
A group of people met in a garden in Ahmedabad to read a book by Malala Yousafzai.
They wanted the book to remain in a school reading list.
Bajrang Dal members opposed the book because they said Yousafzai’s position on Kashmir was against India.
They came to the gathering after seeing a social media announcement.
The disagreement became a confrontation.
The article says some people reading the book were assaulted.
It also says several people were detained after others reached the location.
The civil society group said everyone should be allowed to read books in India.
A civil society group gathered at AUDA Garden in Ahmedabad’s Vastrapur to read a book by Malala Yousafzai.
Bajrang Dal workers reportedly arrived after a social media post announced the gathering and opposed the reading.
The confrontation escalated, with the article reporting that Bajrang Dal workers assaulted people reading the book.
The dispute follows a school’s decision to withdraw Yousafzai’s book after Bajrang Dal protested its alleged stance on Kashmir.
Supporters said people in India have the right to read books, including works by Yousafzai, Gandhi and Nehru.
- Who
- A civil society group, local political supporters including Congress figures, and Bajrang Dal workers.
- What
- A gathering to read and support retaining a Malala Yousafzai book reportedly ended in a confrontation and assault.
- When
- The gathering took place after a school controversy described as occurring two weeks earlier; no exact date is provided.
- Where
- AUDA Garden in Vastrapur, Ahmedabad.
- Why
- Bajrang Dal opposed Yousafzai’s book over her alleged anti-India position on Kashmir, while supporters defended the right to read it and sought its reinstatement in a school curriculum.
Book Supporters
Bajrang Dal
Whether the book should be read
Book Supporters
Civil society members and political supporters demanded that the book be reinstated and said people in India have the right to read it.
Bajrang Dal
Bajrang Dal opposed promoting the book and sought an immediate halt to the gathering.
Yousafzai’s Kashmir position
Book Supporters
Supporters treated the gathering as a defense of access to books and also brought works by Gandhi and Nehru for reading.
Bajrang Dal
Bajrang Dal described Yousafzai’s past stance on Kashmir as anti-India and used it to justify opposing the book.
Response to the gathering
Book Supporters
The group gathered publicly in a garden following a social media announcement and called for the school’s decision to be reversed.
Bajrang Dal
Bajrang Dal workers went to the garden to protest; the article reports that the confrontation turned physical and people were assaulted.
- Location
- AUDA Garden, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad
- Book
- A book by Malala Yousafzai
- Protesting group
- Bajrang Dal workers
- Earlier decision
- A school reportedly withdrew the book from its reading list and suspended its study
- Supporters
- Civil society members, Congress figures and other local leaders
- Reported incident
- The article says people reading the book were assaulted
- Detentions
- The article says several people were detained after others arrived at the location