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M'lore: Decision to Remove Samajotsav Publicity Material to be Questioned in Court

  •   Sat, Mar 14 2009 05:17:26 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Mar 14: Vishwa Hindu Parishat divisional convener M B Puranik informed that the workers have been conducting door-to-door visits to organize Hindu Samajotsav in a fitting way because of the ban on external publicity, which is in force due to the election code of conduct that has come into force in connection with the ensuing Lok Sabha election. He clarified that the date for the Samajotsav was decided two months back, before the election was announced, at the 'Dharma Raksha Vedike' function held in Mumbai.

BJP district legal unit convener K Sudhakar in the meantime, said in a press conference held on Friday March 13 that it has been decided to question the decision to remove banners, buntings and welcome arches put up in connection with the Samajotsav, in the guise of election code of conduct.

When preparations were almost complete for holding the programme, state election officer B V Kulkarni sent an e-mail message in haste to the district administration, as per the advice contained in which, the above action was taken. He accused the national-level Congress leaders of having influenced this decision.

District unit assistant convener Ramakrishna Rai, member Sumana Sharan and city convener Shambhu Sharma were present at the press conference.
  

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  • Ajay D'Souza, India

    Sun, Mar 15 2009

    I had posted this earlier. The action of the DC to remove non election related material is an violation of the freedom of religion and the freedom of speech. The election commission has no business to tell people how and in what way they should celebrate their religious functions. While we want the law of the land to punish the lumpen elements of Sangh Parivar who indulge in communal violence it should be done in a democratic way by prosecuting them. Actions such as banning people from visiting a place or not letting them put up banners is illegal and immoral and does not help either communal harmony nor our democracy. This action speaks very poorly of the administration we have in Karnataka.

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  • Jerome Coelho, Nanthur, Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 14 2009

    Moral of the story: The BJP does not believe in the law of the land (we have seen it from September 2008 onwards in Mangalore)and therefore cannot claim to be a nationalist party!!!!

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