A strong demand was made in the Rajya Sabha today to proscribe organisations like the Sri Ram Sena, which have been indulging in moral policing in Karnataka [ Images ] and threatened to disrupt the Valentine's Day celebrations.

Raising the matter during Zero Hour, Brinda Karat [ Images ] (CPI-M [ Images ]) said the Sene has threatened to marry off young girls found in the company of boys on Valentine's Day.

She cited the recent instance of a girl committing suicide allegedly after being humiliated in Bangalore yesterday for moving around with a Muslim boy.

Karat also said that the daughter of a CPI(M) MLA was abducted and threatened in Karnataka, where the Sena has acquired the role of the "Hindu twin" of Taliban [ Images ].

She alleged that the Sena is in connivance with the BJP government in the state, which had witnessed an attack on a pub recently.

Describing the incidents as a "slap" on the face of democracy, she demanded that the Centre should take steps to ensure safety of young people on the Valentine's Day.