Mumbai : Positive response from citizens to HJS’ drive on Republic Day

Positive response from citizens to HJS’ drive on maintaining honour of national flags and on ‘Surajya (Good governance)’ at Mumbai and Yavatmal

Mumbai : On 26th January, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) undertook a drive for prevention of abuse of national flags; taking place through use of plastic flags, making of clothes in flag’s colours or cakes baked in tri-colour etc. Such drive was undertaken at Dahisar, Borivali, Mira Road and Andheri; at Bhandup, Parel, Jogeshwari, Girgaum; at Nalasopara in Palghar district. So many freedom-fighters and revolutionaries had sacrificed their life for honour of the flag and efforts should be made for establishing good governance as expected by those revolutionaries and for prevention of insult of national flags, was the appeal made by HJS.

Shri. Pravin Patil of HJS spoke about maintaining honour of national flags during a program held on the occasion of ‘Satyanarayan puja’, at Bank of Baroda colony at Bhandup.

HJS activists explained the subject to a shopkeeper in Parel after which he removed T-shirts in tri-colours kept for sale. A complaint was lodged at one place against seller of plastic flags. Police stopped sale of such flags at 2 places.

Nalasopara (Palghar) : At Bhandar Lane and Sai Jeevadani Complex, Shri. Narendra Surve of HJS was invited in flag-hoisting program wherein he gave information on flag and spoke about prevailing anarchic condition in this country, persecution of Hindus in the name of secularism and solutions to such problems.

Highlights

Two small children viz. Kum. Jash Raut, Kum. Gaurav Raut sang ‘Vande Mataram’ with all stanzas in a program held at Nalasopara.

Feedback

Liked the topic presented by HJS, it was good that on Republic Day, such awareness was created. – Residents of Atmaram Coop Hsg Society, Mira Road

Yavatmal

Yavatmal : On 26th January, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti undertook a drive at LIC Chowk for maintaining honour of national flags. Tattered flags, flags lying on roads and displayed on vehicles were collected in a box. A photo- exhibition on life-history of revolutionaries was held so as to remind people of sacrifices made by those revolutionaries and to keep patriotism awakened in people. Few ex-soldiers also visited the exhibition; besides local residents and school children.

The ex-soldiers said about the exhibition that

1. It is a good effort to make new generation learn about true freedom-fighters of India. I felt good to see this exhibition and felt motivated. – Shri. Nitin Lakhani, ex-soldier

2. Thanks to HJS for reminding students about these freedom-fighters ! – Shri. Santosh Hudekar, ex-soldier

3. Congratulations for giving information to new generation on revolutionaries who sacrificed their life in freedom fight of India! Highest regards to these freedom fighters ! Bharat Mata ki Jai ! – Shri. Dilip Rakhe and Shri. Pradip Shende, ex-soldiers

HJS activists and members of ‘Swarajya Mitra Mandal’, Yavatmal participated in the drive. Plastic and paper flags were collected at District Collector’s office to avoid their abuse.

Highlights

1. Few members of ‘Swarajya Mitra Mandal’, Yavatmal joined ‘seva’ wearing saffron clothes.

2. Few youth wiped off national flags drawn on their faces.

3. Few organizations took out a procession on two-wheelers; but in the background playing indecent film songs. (Will there be patriotism in such citizens ? – Editor)