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Speakers at Newark City Council public comment urge officials to stop honoring HSS, allege ties to RSS
Summary
Two public commenters urged the council to stop platforming an organization they identified as HSS, alleging links to the RSS and calling it a violent, majoritarian organization; speakers asked the council to cease awarding proclamations and photo ops for HSS.
During public comment on Sept. 23, two speakers urged the City Council to stop engaging with and honoring an organization they identified as HSS, which the first speaker linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and described as promoting an ideology called Hindutva. The speakers said city photo ops and proclamations that have honored HSS were inappropriate given the organization’s alleged ties and behavior; they…
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