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Speakers urge Gaithersburg leaders to scrutinize events tied to VHP America and related groups
Summary
Multiple public commenters raised concerns April 20 about events and programming they say are linked to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) or VHP America and urged city officials not to host or celebrate groups they described as connected to extremist activity; speakers cited historical incidents and recent county and federal developments as context.
Several members of the public used the council’s comment period on April 20 to urge Gaithersburg leaders to scrutinize events and groups they said have ties to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and VHP America.
"If hate comes to Gaithersburg, please don't invite it. Please don't celebrate it," Scott Weber said, describing recent programming he said linked local events to a violent Hindu nationalist movement. Weber asked officials to investigate organizers behind events and to avoid honoring groups connected, in his view, to extremist actions.
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