Many incidents have occurred where girls have been teased, also involving violent acts in one-sided love affairs in the background of Valentine Day under the guise of hideous exhibition of love. Parties are arranged on the occasion in which there is increase in consumption of liquor by youth, smoking and drug addictions. It is observed that sale of contraceptives also goes up during this period and in general, promiscuity, materialism spoiling educational atmosphere; creating law and order problems in schools and colleges areas is rising day by day.
Special police squads should be engaged for patrolling in areas of schools and colleges; misbehaving youth should be taken into custody; action should be taken against youth involved in eve teasing and against those driving rashly under influence of liquor, were the demands made through representations submitted by HJS to different government authorities in Maharashtra. A report on the same is given below.
Sangli
Tasgaon
Celebrating Valentine Day is inappropriate when Hindus are constantly under attack ! – Shri. Abhijit Ghule, Bajarang Dal
Love jihad is growing rampantly through medium like Valentine Day. On one hand, ISIS has been hatching conspiracies; Hindus are murdered; therefore, it is wrong to celebrate such ‘Days’. We need to follow Indian culture. Let us celebrate 14th February as ‘Matru-Pitru Din’, was the appeal made by Shri. Abhijit Ghule, the Sangli District Convener of Bajarang Dal in a meeting held by HJS in front of ‘Padmabhushan Vasantdada Patil College’ which was followed with signature drive. On 13th February, a meeting will be held in front of ‘Bharati Vidyamandir’ at 10.30 a.m.
Ishwarpur, Kavathemahankal and Miraj
We will take proper measures to prevent wrong things happening on the occasion of Valentine Day – Ishwarpur Tehasildar
Tehasildar Smt. Savita Lashkare received the representation and noted down contact nos. of HJS volunteers. She said that they would be called if need was felt. Shri. Swapnil Mali and Shri. Prashant Patil were among the ‘Hindutvavadis’ present on the occasion.
A representation was submitted to police station at Kavathemahankal and regional office at Miraj by Shri. Tatya Karade of Shiv Sena Vyapari Sena, Shri. Chidambar Karakkal of Shri Shivapratishthan, Shri. Prakash Joshi, Dr. Mrunalini Bhosale and others.
The representation was accepted by Police Inspector Sanjay Kshirsagar at Kavathemahankal from ‘Hindutvavadis’ viz. Shri. Prasad Kamalakar and Shri. Sanjay Mali. PI Kshirsagar promised to cooperate in HJS drive.
Kagal (Dist. Kolhapur)
Representations were submitted to Mahavir Rugge, the Principal of Shahu Junior College; Principal Pravin Chougule of D R Mane College, Principal Sankpal of Y. D. Mane D-Ed College and Principal J Y Tamboli of Y. D. Mane Polytechnic College. Shri. Kiran Kulkarni, Shiv Sena Chief for Kagal city; Mhalu Karikatti, its ‘Vahatuk Sena’ Chief, Prabhakar Thorat, ‘Shri Shivapratishthan’s Shri. Anil Chavan, ‘Hindutvavadis’ like Anil Moraskar, Pramod Arekar etc were present on the occasion.
Feedback from dignitaries and cooperation
1. Shri. Pravin Chougule, Principal, D. R. Mane College, Kagal said, “Since last 3 years, we have been celebrating ‘Art Day’ instead of ‘Valentine Day’. You too can join and create awareness amongst students.”
2. Principal J Y Tamboli gave positive response to the drive and invited for giving lecture on ‘Valentine Day’ to 60 students of ‘Electronics and Computers’ field. HJS therefore, held a lecture on the subject.
3. At a school in Mastivade, lecture was held for 70 students on the subject of ‘Valentine Day’ and about prevention of misdemeanors happening on the occasion.
Baramati (Dist Pune)
A representation was submitted to acting-Tehasildar Patil and PI Vijay Jadhav.
Mandrup (Dist Solapur)
Representations were submitted in 2 colleges and their Principals gave positive response.
Thane
Representation at District Collector’s office
Representation was submitted to additional District Collector P J Shinde at his office.
Nandurbar
Education officer (Secondary) of Zilha Parishada G. N. Patil and Dy. Superintendent of Police (Home) Rajendra Raisingh were submitted representations by Jitendra Rajput and Mayur Chaudhary of ‘Akhil Bharatiya Maharana Pratap Yuva Manch’, Gaurav Chaudhary, Dipak Shinde, Kapil bhai, Yogesh Rajput, Pravin Gavali of ‘Rokadeshwar Vyayam Shala’.
Highlights
1. Education officer Patil prepared circular, while accepting the representation, instructing all secondary schools and colleges to organize lectures through HJS and gave a copy of the same to HJS volunteers present on the occasion.
2. ‘Dharmashikshan’ class has been recently started in Navanathnagar, Nandurbar; 12 youth attending the class showed interest in joining the drive of submitting representations.
Tuljapur (Dharashiv)
A representation was submitted to PI Rajendra Bokade for preventing misbehaviour taking place on the occasion of Valentine Day. Similar representations were submitted at Tuljabhavani College and Yashawantrao Chavan College. Principal Jaisinghrao Deshmukh appreciated activities of HJS and promised to take precaution to avoid misconduct. Principal Mohite of Yashwantrao College said, “Those, who try to blindly follow western culture, will be driven out. We always follow Indian culture and celebrate New Year on Gudhi Padava.”
Jalgaon
The representation was submitted to acting –tehasildar Dr. Swapnil Sonawane at Chopda by Jitendra Shimpi, the President of ‘Swami Vivekananda Yuva Foundation’, among others. Similar representations were submitted to the District Collector, Jalgaon. Education Officer (Higher Secondary) Dr. Keshav Tupe said, “The drive undertaken by HJS is commendable and we shall issue a circular giving necessary instructions to all colleges at Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar for implementing this drive.” Shri. Akash Patil, Convener of Bajarang Dal, its members Shri. Rajendra Nannavare, ‘Jai Bhavani Group’s Shri. Yesaji Chavan; ‘Swarajya Nirnam Sena’s Shri. Lalit Sonawane, Shri. Akash Patil, Shri. Rahul Kasar and Shri. Rahul Talele were present on the occasion.
