North Goa : HJS demands to Collector to ban sale of T-shirts with pictures of Hindu Deities printed

September 25, 2014

Ashwin Shuklapaksha 1, Kaliyug Varsha 5116

Panaji (Goa) – Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has demanded to North Goa Collector to impose a ban on the sale of T-shirts with pictures of Hindu Deities printed. The HJS’ delegation comprising of Mrs. Seema Pednekar, Chairman of All India women’s conference, Mr. Kalidas Raiker, Mr. Nandakumar Raiker,  Mr. Dinesh Halankar, Mr. Shushant Dalvi and Akshay Parab of HJS, Mrs. Rajshree Gadekar of Ranaragini sect, Mrs. Kumud Kamat of Sanatan Sanstha met North Goa Collector Mrs. Neela Mohanan on September 23^rd and submitted a memorandum containing the above said demand. The HJS has made this demand in the wake of the forthcoming tourist season and the ongoing rampant sale of such T-shirts on various beaches of North Goa. Collector Mrs. Neela Mohanan assured delegation to take legitimate action.

The memorandum says that there is a rampant sale of T-shirts with pictures of Hindu Deities printed on beaches of North Goa, namely Anjuna, Calangute etc. The sale of the said T-shirts causes denigration of deities, thereby hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. The then Congress Government in the State had imposed a ban on the sale of the said T-shirts vide a notification dated 24th February 2009. Also, HJS had, in the year 2013, again requested the North Goa Collector, through a memorandum, to put a ban on the sale of the said T-shirts, to which, it had got a positive feedback. As per the Police, the government notification of Feb. 2009 was valid for six months only and the government has not issued any fresh order in this regard. Thus, the police are unable to take any action in this context. Thus, the HJS requests North Goa Collector to immediately pass an ordinance banning the sale of the said T-shirts forever, instead of only 6 months.