Diwali

Outcome of efforts of HJS : District Collector’s office to stamp vendors’ license for prevention of sale of crackers with pictures of great revered personalities and Deities !

HJS activities related to creating awareness amongst people towards ill effects of crackers are commendable : Karnataka State Pollution Control Board

On one hand, we are complaining about inflation and on the other hand, we spend crores of rupees on crackers. The gaity and divine consciousness in the atmosphere is lost due to bursting of crackers : H. B. P. Mrs. Prabhatai Bhong

Just one week after United States President Barack Obama's convincing re-election, his faithful Vice President Joseph Biden led the White House celebration of Diwali , reflecting on the significance of festival of lights, and also acknowledging the presence of Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu American elected to the US Congress

Jalgaon (Maharashtra) : When Hindu activists informed police about sale of crackers with Deities' pictures in few shops, police immediately took action and confiscated such crackers with such shops.

HJS had submitted a representation to 102 sellers of crackers at APMC market. Some of them, however, continued to sell crackers with Deities' pictures; but after HJS activists lodged a complaint with the police, this sale was also stopped.

Belgaum (Karnataka) : When activists of Sriram Sene and HJS came to know that crackers with pictures of Deities were being sold on the stalls put up on the occasion of Diwali, they informed the matter to police and police took action against it.

In a conversation with New York based TV host Riti Sunshine Bhalla, made possible with months of planning between Bhalla's production team and NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Williams thanked the Indian people for their support and hoped to visit India next Diwali and meet them in person.

Bursting crackers with pictures of Deities cause desecration and it also causes pollution in the atmosphere increasing spiritual distress. Prevent such harm being caused to nation, Dharma and people !

When these crackers are burst, they are shredded into pieces which later, get trampled. This causes desecration of Deities and great national leaders.Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) submitted representations at Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Amaravati, demanding prevention of such desecration.

Firework causes air and noise pollution affecting human health, therefore, means loss caused to the Nation, loss caused to Dharma and to health. Hindus should seriously think whether to burst crackers.

Bhagyanagar (Andhra Pradesh) : HJS has made a demand with that State Government to prevent denigration of Deities and great national leaders taking place through crackers with their pictures.

Sale of crackers with Deities’ pictures should be prevented and legal action should be taken against those selling such crackers. The above demand has been made on behalf of ‘Patit Pavan Sanghatana' through representation to Police !

HJS drive on the occasion of Diwali – ‘Diwali Janajagruti Abhiyan’ : representations submitted to Police and Administration at Nagpur and Akola

Crackers denigrating Hindu Deities should be banned and Hindus should celebrate Diwali from spiritual perspective, was the appeal made by Mr. Prasad Vadake of HJS in a press conference held at Mumbai