New Delhi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on September 24 said that it would oppose "tooth and nail" any move by the Maharashtra government to ban it and its youth wing Bajrang Dal.

"We are only engaged in creating awareness among Hindus in a constitutional and democratic way. We are neither violent nor anti-national," VHP central secretary and spokesman Veereshwar Dwivedi said.

Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Kripashanker Singh had on September 23 said that the state government was likely to initiate moves to ban Bajrang Dal and VHP in the state in the wake of the violence in Gujarat.

Dwivedi said the Sangh Parivar outfit would oppose tooth and nail any move to ban the two organisations.

PTI