Maharashtra: Respect National Flag Campaign by HJS

Jalgaon (Maharashtra) : The National Flag for which innumerable freedom fighters and revolutionaries had laid their lives, is being ridiculed openly by using plastic flags. Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) is fulfilling its duty to protect the Nation and its honour by submitting memorandums to the Government officials to save the honour of the National Flag, for the last 5 years continuously. This year also, in order to stop the dishonour to the Flag memorandums are being submitted to Government officials at places like, Jalgaon, Chopda; Karanja, Dist. Akola; Rajura, Dist. Chandrapur.

Jalgaon – Mr. Mohan Tiwari, Mr. Sudhir Kokate, Mr. Digvijay Tiwari, Mr. Niranjan Date, Mr. Jagdish Shimpi, Mr. Amol Shinde, Ms. Pratiksha Korgaokar and many other proud Nationalists were present while submitting the memorandum to the District Collector.

Chopda – City chief of Shivsena, Mr. Vikas Patil, Deputy City chiefs, Mr. Deepak Chowdhari and Mr. Mahendra Dhangar, Mr. Gopal Bhoi, Mr. Hitendra Bhoi, Mr. Bablu Bhoi, Mr. Rambhau Dhangar, Chief Secretary, BJP, Mr. Narendra Patil, Mr. Yeshwant Chowdhari were present at the time of forwarding the memorandum to the Police Inspector who assured that they will not allow the sale of plastic National Flags in the city.

Karanja – Tahsildar Mr. Mohan Joshi praised the mission of the Samiti after going through the memorandum given to him and assured full support to the cause.

Rajura – Delegation submitting the memorandum comprised, Adv. Sanjay Thote, BJP, Mr. Monu Tiwari, Mr. Sunil Deshpande of Congress, Adv. Umakant Dhote, Councillor, Mr. Vinod Kongre of HJS and Ex. Councillor;  Mr. Namdev Urkude, Mr. Sahil Bobde, Ms. Neha Kongre, Ms. Radha Bobde.

Memorandum on behalf of Shivsena at Jalgaon

Deputy City Chief of Shivsena, Mr. Mohan Tiwari submitted a memorandum stating that despite the circular of banning the plastic National Flags, it is being observed that its implementation is not being taken seriously. Hence in order to take the circular seriously immediate steps will have to be taken this year.

Memorandum to the Police Inspector at Shendurni (Dist. Jalgaon)

Jalgaon – A memorandum was handed over to the Police Inspector Khan. Awareness about saving the honour of the National Flag was also created among the students by visiting their schools, business establishments, shopkeepers, on personal basis. Delegation submitting the memorandum  comprised, Mr. Srikrushna Chowdhari, Mr. Yeshwant Patil, Mr. Pradeep Gujar, Mr. Sandeep Patil, Mr. Ajay Bhoi, Mr. Vishal Sonavne, Mr. Sham Gujar, Mr. Anil Vispute, Mr. Sachin Chowdhari, Mr. Nilesh Patil, Mr. Mukesh Patil, Mr. Govind Chowdhari, Mr. Nitin Gujar, Mr. Mahendra Bhoi, Mr. Gokul Bhoi, Mr. Deepak Bhoi.

Memorandums to the District Collector, Police Commissioner and Mayor at Nagpur

Delegation on behalf of HJS comprising Mr. Subhash Zavar, Mr. Dilip Pagnis, Mr. Talwalkar, Mr. Dalvi and Mrs. Mangala Pagnis handed over the memorandum to the District Collector, Police Commissioner and Mayor at Nagpur. The Collector gave an assurance saying that an order banning the sale of plastic flags would be issued immediately.

Memorandum to the Dist. Collector of Dhule

Dhule – Delegation comprising Mr. Nilesh Kate, Mr. Lalu Gavli, Mr. Kailash Sonavne, Mr. Dinesh Dhatrak, Mr. Chotu Marathe, Mr. Sadashiv Suryavanshi, Mr. Rahul Marathe, Mr. Pankaj Sonavne, Mr. Bharat Jain, Mr. Abhishek Nagare, Mr. Jagdish Hire, Mr. Pallav Parasgar, Mr. Sandeep Patil, Mr. Amol Chowdhari, Mrs. Prachi Juvekar, Mr. Chetan Jagtap, Mr. Pankaj Bagul were present while giving the memorandum to the Dist. Collector here. 

Memorandum to the Sarpanch and the Police Inspector at Songir (Dist. Dhule)   

Memorandum was handed over to Sarpanch Mr. Kishorappa Shukla and the Police Inspector. Mr. Deepak Joshi, Mr. Sham Bhandari, Mr. Bhushan Tambat, Mr. Ramesh Bhoi, Mr. Hemant Kasar, Mr. Pavankar were present at that time.

Memorandums to Grampanchayat and Schools at Mohopada and Rasayani

Rasayani (Dist. Raigad) – Plastic National Flags are flurred on a large scale on 15th August, the Independence Day; but the same flags litter around by the same evening. They are even dropped in the drains. This causes great dishonour to the Flag. In order to stop this dishonour and create awareness about keeping the honour of the Flag, memorandums were submitted to Group Grampanchayat at Vasambe, Janata Vidyalay and Priya School, Mohopada, International School, Rasayani and Mahila Udyog Mandal Primary School, Mohopada, on behalf of HJS. Delegates were Mr. Digambar Nagose, HJS and Mrs. Jayashri Mhaiskar.

Deputy Sarpanch of Vasambe, Mr. Ramchandra Munde told the delegates that instructions were given to the shopkeepers by the Grampanchayat not to sell the plastic National Flags.