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.