An Ahmedabad garba event has triggered controversy after an announcement from the stage asked members of minority communities to leave, while a Bajrang Dal leader alleged that the organisers had been asked to remove bouncers from the venue over a complaint involving a woman.
The incident took place at the Rang Morla garba event near the Sanathal Bridge on Ahmedabad’s SP Ring Road, according to a report by Divya Bhaskar. The report said the announcement was made by radio jockey Aakash after members of the Bajrang Dal approached the organisers regarding the presence of security personnel at the event.
Bajrang Dal leader Jwalit Mehta said the organisation had received information that three bouncers from a minority community were working at the garba venue. He alleged that one of the bouncers had trapped or misled a woman, although the report did not provide independent confirmation of that allegation or details of any formal complaint.
Mehta said Bajrang Dal workers went to the event venue and raised the matter with the organisers. According to his account, the organisers initially told them that none of the bouncers belonged to a minority community. The workers then conducted their own inquiry and, he claimed, found 13 bouncers rather than the three they had initially been told about.
The Bajrang Dal leader said the organisers were subsequently asked to remove the bouncers. He also said the organisation requested a stage announcement so that members of minority communities would leave the garba event. The report attributed the announcement to RJ Aakash but did not provide the full wording or establish whether all attendees identified as belonging to a minority community were asked to leave.
The episode has placed the management of identity, security and access at large cultural gatherings under scrutiny. Private event organisers typically control entry and deploy security staff, but any decision to exclude attendees or workers on the basis of community identity raises questions about the safeguards used at public-facing events. The available report does not establish whether police or any other public authority was present, whether a formal complaint was registered, or whether any action followed the alleged incident involving a woman.
The report also said that artist Aditya Gadhvi and RJ Aakash later issued a joint clarification about the controversy. The contents of that clarification were not included in the supplied report. No statement from the event organisers, police or the alleged bouncer was provided in the available material.
The immediate next step is the publication or release of the organisers’ and performers’ detailed clarification, along with any police account or formal complaint connected to the allegations. Until then, the claims about the bouncer and the circumstances behind the stage announcement remain attributed allegations rather than independently established facts.
