Magh Shuddha Panchami
- Won’t allow obscene scenes in public, says Sri Ram Sena (14 Feb 09)
- Valentine’s day: Pramod Muthalik taken into custody (13 Feb 09)
Rajasthan: The Rajasthan unit of Sri Ram Sena on Friday stuck to its stand, insisting it will not allow couples to create ‘obscene scenes’ at public places on Valentine’s Day on Friday, even as another organisation said it will not let anyone disturb couples celebrating the day.
Thirty-five groups would roam around the city’s ‘hot spots’ and check any illegal or suspicious acts of couples, Sena’s Jaipur Pramukh Kishore Singh told reporters.
"We will offer them either a rakhi or mangal-sutra and end the V-day obscenity at public places," he said, adding that the district units will follow suit.
Terming it Sena’s interference in public life, Sri Rajput Yuva Sangathan president Vishnu Pratap Singh Rathore said twenty groups of his brigade would also roam in the city to control the misconduct of Sena activists.
As a preventive measure, the state government has directed district police superintendents to step up vigil and ensure peace and harmony in their respective areas.
Source: Rediffnews.com
Valentine’s day: Pramod Muthalik taken into custody
February 13, 2009
Karnataka: The Karnataka police have taken Pramod Muthalik the founder of the Shriram Sena and 136 other activists into preventive custody ahead of Valentine’s day.
Muthalik was picked up by the Gulbarga police from the Kamalaput railway station. He was travelling from Bangalore to Gulbarga when he was picked up.
The Sri Ram Sene had oppsed the celebration of Valentine’s Day and had announced that he had formed five teams to go around the city on Valentine’s Day. "Our team members would have a video camera and also a tumeric stub. If our team member finds anyone dating, we will force them to get married . We will take the couple to the sub-registrar’s office and the marriage will be solemnised," he said.
Meanwhile to ensure peace and calm, the Bangalore police have taken into preventive custody 136 members of the Sena. The detention comes in the wake of a specific threat by Sena members to disrupt Valentine’s Day celebrations across the state.
Although Muthalik had claimed that there would be no protest in Bangalore, the police thought went ahead and detained him as a precautionary measure. The police say that they do not want to take any chances and ensure that law and order is maintained in the state.
Valentine’s Day celebrations across the state were mired in controversy after the Sena decided to don the role of a moral policeman. This move was countered by a set of women who decided to send 1000 pink chaddis to Muthalik. Muthalik however decided to counter this move by sending back a 1000 sarees. (This is Hindu Culture. )
On Thursday Muthalik decided to call off protests in Bangalore as he suspected that some miscreants may create trouble and the Sena would be blamed. He however stated that protests in other parts of the state would go on while adding that the Sena had managed to make an impact.
Source: rediff.com
