Police seize boards spreading awareness on Dharma displayed during Ganesh procession at Jalgaon

Police also pressurise the members of Ganesh mandal

Boards spreading awareness on Dharma being displayed during Ganesh festival processions

Jalgaon – The members of ‘Kanchan Nagarcha Raja Sarkar Ujjwal Chowk Mitra Mandal’ displayed boards to spread awareness on Dharma during the Ganesh immersion procession, but the Police forcibly took away the boards. When the members stopped the procession and strongly protested against Police action, all the boards were returned, and the procession moved forward. The Police oppressed the Ganesh mandal in this manner (Congratulations to the Ganesh mandal for unitedly standing up against injustice – Editor)

Jalgaon : Police forcibly remove banners promoting awareness about Dharma in Ganeshotsav procession by Kanchan Nagar Sarkar Mitra Mandal!

Police intimidation on the Mandal’s workers!

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1. This Ganesh mandal had made boards with messages like ‘Stop Love Jihad’, ‘Hindus and cow-slaughterer Muslims can never be brothers’, ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj : Father of undivided India’, ‘Shriram and Maharshi Valmiki : Deities’, etc.

2. The Police, with their additional force, forcibly took away the boards carried by the members as the procession reached the main road. They told them that the permission for the procession was granted on the condition that nothing in words or action should be done to hurt religious sentiments.

3. The Police action enraged the members, and they took a stand that the procession would not move forward unless the boards were returned to them. They squatted on the road for half an hour raising slogans echoing in the whole area.

4.Later, the Police tried to pacify the members and returned the boards with matter written about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Shriram and Maharshi Valmiki but did not return the boards about ‘Love Jihad’ and ‘Cow-slaughter’.

5. The Ganesh mandal moved forward with few returned boards to save trouble for other Ganesh mandals.

Religious awareness boards displayed during Ganeshotsav procession

1. The Ganesh mandal members and other pro-Hindu organisations are going to submit a memorandum to the Police demanding an answer on what exactly was illegal about the matter written on the boards.

2. Other Ganesh mandals have also displayed similar boards. The devout Hindu activists, therefore, feel that the video made viral on social media by this particular Ganesh mandal on ‘Hindu Dharma’ and to spread awareness on Dharma could have led to such deliberate action by the Police.

Editorial Perspectives

Forcibly taking away boards, imparting knowledge of Dharma during Ganesh processions, is like Mogul rule of the Police. The Police always favour Muslims and oppress Hindus. Will such Police ever protect the Hindus in the times of emergency ?

If not during the Ganesh festival in India, when and where should Hindus create awareness about Dharma ? The Police, who are purposely harassing Hindus when there is nothing objectionable displayed on the boards, are losing the trust of Hindus.