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Hindu Janjagruti Samiti’s procession at Juninagar-Sanpada

Demanding prevention of malpractices on 31 Dec and celebrating New Year on Gudi Padwa Day

By Dinesh Kamath

  

NAVI MUMBAI: There was an Educational procession carried out by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti at Juinagar-Sanapada for preventing malpractices on 31^st December and celebrating the New Year on Gudipadwa instead of on 1^st January.

Dr Uday Dhuri, the spokesman for Hindu Janjagruti Samiti, said, “Due to lack of education on Dharma and blindly following the westerners, most of Hindus are celebrating the New Year as per Christian tradition in the midnight of 31^st December instead of on Gudipadwa. Because of this practice, immorality and addiction in young generation are on the rise. Their serious ill-effects are quite apparent. This also causes the problem of law and order thereby increasing pressure on the Police administration.”

 Hindu Janajagruti Samiti has made an appeal to prevent the malpractices on the occasion of 31^st December and celebrate the New Year on Gudipadwa instead of 1^st January to nourish the Bharatiya culture and to follow the conduct according to Dharma, through the medium of four educational procession taken at Juinagar & Sanpada. On this occasion, many citizens gave enthusiastic support to the programme and recorded their reactions that such steps are absolutely necessary. Many of them also participated in this procession. This procession started from Chincholi Talav at Juinagar. Through route of Sanapda Sector 10, 6 & 5 and ended at Ganpati Mandir, Sanpada.

Hundreds of activists of various organisations such as Shivpratisthan Hindusthan, Yuva Mitra Sena, Shivasena, Hindu Mahasabha, Sanatan Sanstha and Hindu Janjagruti Samiti participated in this procession. In this procession, slogans like 'Stop the malpractices on the occasion of 31^st December', 'Celebrate the New Year only on Gudipadwa as per Hindu culture' were shouted. Similarly, the activists created public awareness by carrying hoardings and distributing handbills.

Malpractices observed on 31st December

* Gathering for consuming alcohol and drugs, and behaving in an obscene manner at pilgrim centers, forts, public places, etc.

* Immodest behaviour with women and young girls, and shameful acts in the society

* Driving recklessly under the influence of alcohol and causing noise late in the night thus disturbing the sleep of people

*Bursting loud crackers during the entire night and causing noise pollution by playing harsh music on the loudspeakers

Many incidents of above nature occur cause uneasiness in the society and rise in crimes. Thousands of citizens responded positively by signing the memorandum to be submitted to the Government with a request to stop such malpractices. The memorandum carrying signatures of thousands of citizens will be submitted to the Government.