The Jan Aakrosh Morcha organized by Sakal Hindu Samaj was well-received by Punekars. The morcha began at Lal Mahal and concluded at Pune’s Deccan area. Members sought to draw attention to important issues including love (grooming) jihad, illegal conversions, atrocities against women, and cow smuggling and slaughter. The Samaj gave voice to the anguish of the Hindu society that has had to contend with several problems including a hostile secular state.
The past 3 years in Maharashtra have been extremely critical with regard to a lot of things including culture, infrastructure and all the domains hurting the Socio-Economic development and harmony. Right from encroachment to lawlessness and unsafety for women, the country in general and Maharashtra, in particular, have been faced with numerous civilizational issues.
Hindu society witnessed invasions for ages and the devastating impact of that on the minds of generations of Hindus to this day is well-known. Under the garb of pseudo-secularism, Maharashtra has faced a lot and the last three years have been worse because of the diabolical activities of the last dispensation (Maha Vikas Aghadi).
The whole point of giving the background to the story is we are still not learning from our history and our cultural mistakes. The Hindu community has been the most accommodating and the most patient community that loves, cares and has stood behind one and all for decades. However, the Hindu community is also known to fight back and stand for what is right and what is unfair and finally, the boiling point came in the last few months.
In recent times, we have seen numerous cases of love Jihad, brutal murders of Hindu women abduction of young females and children, killing of cows, desecration of our sacred deities, encroachments on our historic forts, and illegal land-grabbing. It is this breaking point that has manifested as protest rallies across Maharashtra.
Public awareness is one of the biggest missions now as the administration has its own challenges and barriers to maintaining the social fabric of the country. Sighting all these situations and occasions the entire Hindu community voluntarily initiated a program Hindu Jan Aakrosh rally yesterday (January 22).
Thousands participated in the rally right from a five-year-old child to A 92-year-old uncle with full vigour and energy. 100 carried placards of anti-love Jihad, no more killing of cows, no more trouble for Hindu women, no more illegal encroachments on the forts, no more indoctrination of the true history. The event saw the participation of MLA T Raja Singh, Shivendra Raje Bhosle and Multiple Corporators and dignified personalities.
Thousands gathered at Lal Mahal Shaniwar Wada and marched towards Deccan’s Dharmaveer Sambhaji Statue. The participants showed their solidarity against all the odds. Streets of Pune saw a high voltage saffronised environment for hours despite a chilled windy weekend creating a pious aura in Pune.
Thousands took the oath to stand by other Hindus in times of distress and unfair practices happening in the society and concluded with Vande Mataram. More rallies are scheduled to take place with the next one scheduled to take place in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park next Sunday (January 29).
(This article has been written with contributions from Shri Chandrabhushan Joshi)
