Mohammad Deepak Kotdwar EXCLUSIVE: ‘Baba’ shop ka name hoga change? | Ground Report

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In this exclusive ground report from Kotdwar, Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand), we speak to Wakeel Ahmad, owner of the controversial ‘Baba’ shop, who was allegedly heckled and threatened by members of the Bajrang Dal over the shop’s name. The incident has triggered a wider debate around identity, religion, business boycotts, and law-and-order in the state.

Wakeel Ahmad recounts what happened on 26 January 2026, the pressure to change the shop’s name, and the fear and uncertainty faced by his family and business thereafter. The report explores whether a shop name can become a flashpoint for Hindu–Muslim tensions, how quickly such disputes escalate on the ground, and what protection, if any, the administration has offered.

We also examine the police response, the FIRs filed, and why cases were registered against “unknown persons,” despite allegations of identifiable groups being involved. The story further looks at the political reactions, including statements of support from Rahul Gandhi and the Congress, and contrasts them with the broader narrative around governance, law and order, and communal rhetoric in Uttarakhand.

This ground report goes beyond headlines to ask hard questions:
Who decides identity in public spaces?
Can livelihood be held hostage to ideology?
And what does this incident say about everyday communal anxieties in small-town India?

Watch this exclusive conversation for a first-hand account from the shop owner at the centre of the controversy and the larger questions it raises for democracy, dissent, and coexistence.


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