Assam: Bajrang Dal members destroy Christmas decorations in Nalbari school

Members of the Bajrang Dal on Wednesday barged into a school in Assam’s Nalbari district, destroying Christmas decorations and smashing posters on the premises, the police said.

The alleged members of the Hindutva group carried out the vandalism at St Mary’s School in Nalbari’s Panigaon village. A video by India Today NE showed them setting fire to Christmas decorations and shouting “Jai Shri Ram”.

On the eve of Christmas, members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal entered St. Mary’s School in Panigaon, Nalbari, chanting slogans like “Jai Shri Ram” and “Jai Hindu Rashtra.” They destroyed and set fire to all Christmas decorations prepared at the school,… pic.twitter.com/cLkMiubOyX— India Today NE (@IndiaTodayNE) December 24, 2025

In another incident in Nalbari, about 15-20 members of the Bajrang Dal also burned Christmas decorations at a shop and forced the establishment to close, Asom Live reported.

“I didn’t know that I can’t sell Christmas decoration goods,'“ the channel quoted the shopkeeper as saying. “The members of the Bajrang Dal came, threw the items in the drain and torched some of them.”

This comes amid several incidents of attacks on Christians or disruptions to Christmas celebrations being reported in the past week.

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