# Ujjain garba organisers stage thank-you march after cancellation 2026-10-19T18:31:31+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Hundreds of young men and women performed Garba outside Hindu Jagran Manch leader Arjun Singh Bhadoria's residence in Ujjain on Sunday evening, 18 October, in an unusual protest over the cancellation of permission for a paid Garba event. Organisers claimed financial losses of Rs 18 lakh to Rs 20 lakh, saying advance payments for security, sound systems, tents and hotels could not be recovered. Police from Central Kotwali station counselled both sides and appealed for peace. Separately, in Jaipur, singer Javed Khan cancelled his Garba performances scheduled for 17 and 18 October after right-wing groups allegedly threatened to disrupt the events because he is a Muslim. Organiser Ravi Patel said he received calls from Bajrang Dal and Sanatan Suraksha Dal warning of disruption. Khan said he returned the advance payment and questioned why the groups were allowed to issue threats openly. Sanatan Suraksha Dal member Ravi Gautam said the group opposed non-Hindu participation in Garba events. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Freepress Journal framed the Ujjain incident as a creative, religiously toned protest by young people, highlighting the organisers' financial losses and the police appeal for peace. The Indian Express focused on a Jaipur singer who cancelled shows over alleged threats from right-wing groups, giving space to his criticism of the government for allowing such threats. The two outlets cover different events: one treats the cancellation as a local dispute resolved without major conflict, the other as a case of communal intimidation. Both report claims without independently verifying them, leaving the question of whether the cancellations were routine administrative decisions or outcomes of pressure unresolved. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - freepressjournal.in (neutral report) Straight reporting of protest and organiser claims - indianexpress.com (neutral report) Factual account of cancellation and allegations This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Bajrang Dal, Hindu Jagran Manch, Jaipur, Javed Khan, Sanatan Suraksha Dal, Ujjain Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ujjain-garba-organisers-stage-thank-you-march-after-cancellation/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ujjain-garba-organisers-stage-thank-you-march-after-cancellation/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/