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MHA asks states, UTs to ensure law and order during Hanuman Jayanti

The Union Home Ministry's advisory to all states and union territories came in the wake of communal violence in different parts of the country during Ram Navami last week, reports ETV Bharat's Gautam Debroy.

MHA asks states, UTs to ensure law and order during Hanuman Jayanti
MHA asks states, UTs to ensure law and order during Hanuman Jayanti
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Published : Apr 5, 2023, 2:10 PM IST

Updated : Apr 5, 2023, 10:50 PM IST

New Delhi: Shocked over the communal violence sparked during the Ram Navami procession in different parts of the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued an advisory to the States and UTs to ensure the maintenance of law and order during Hanuman Jayanti to be held on April 6. The MHA has issued an advisory to all states and union territories in preparation for Hanuman Jayanti, an MHA spokesperson said.

"The governments are encouraged to ensure the maintenance of law and order, peaceful observance of the festival, and monitoring of any factors that could disturb communal harmony in society," the spokesperson said. As per the advisory, all the States and UTs have been asked to take strong actions against anybody found involved in creating violence.

Sources in the Home Ministry told ETV Bharat that the advisory was issued following a security review meeting that took place in the Home Ministry late evening on Tuesday. "The Home Ministry is concerned over the violent incident that took place in different states across the country during the Ram Navami procession," sources said.

Quoting the advisory, sources said that the Home Ministry has asked the state administrations as well as security agencies to keep a right vigil over the minority-dominated areas. As per the sources, Home Minister Amit Shah held a security review meeting with Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, and chiefs of central paramilitary forces at North Block over the deteriorated law and order situation that was witnessed in different states including West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat among others.

Apart from sending central paramilitary forces to assist the Bihar government in maintaining the law and order situation, the MHA on Tuesday asked for a detailed report on the violence that took place in West Bengal from the state government.

Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged people to celebrate the Hanuman Jayanti festival peacefully, and said while religion is a personal choice, festivities were an occasion for all to join in. Her appeal comes on the eve of the festival dedicated to Lord Hanuman and within days of the state witnessing a series of violent clashes and vandalism in the industrial districts of Howrah and Hooghly during processions celebrating Ram Navami.

"Tomorrow is Hanuman Jayanti. I will urge everybody to celebrate it peacefully. There will be no problem if peace is observed. Bengal is the land of peace," Banerjee told reporters after inaugurating a new building for the Press Club in this sea resort town in Purba Medinipur district. Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress supremo, is on a four-day trip to the district. I say religion is a personal choice, while festivities are for everyone. We must see that we celebrate festivals together peacefully. We all must pray for peace irrespective of our religious identity. Let peace prevail around the world, in India and Bengal," she said.

Addressing a programme at Khejuri in the district on Monday, the chief minister had directed the police to be alert as she was apprehensive of violence during the Hanuman Jayanti celebrations. Banerjee has been alleging that the opposition BJP is behind the recent incidents of clashes in Howrah and Hooghly districts during Ram Navami celebrations. The TMC accused the BJP of conspiring to polarise the society for political gain, the saffron camp claimed it was appeasement politics of the ruling party behind the incident. On Tuesday, West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose rushed from Darjeeling to visit violence-hit Rishra in Hooghly district and take stock of the situation there.

Also read: West Bengal violence: MHA seeks report; Guv says 'won't allow forces of darkness to take society to ransom'

New Delhi: Shocked over the communal violence sparked during the Ram Navami procession in different parts of the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued an advisory to the States and UTs to ensure the maintenance of law and order during Hanuman Jayanti to be held on April 6. The MHA has issued an advisory to all states and union territories in preparation for Hanuman Jayanti, an MHA spokesperson said.

"The governments are encouraged to ensure the maintenance of law and order, peaceful observance of the festival, and monitoring of any factors that could disturb communal harmony in society," the spokesperson said. As per the advisory, all the States and UTs have been asked to take strong actions against anybody found involved in creating violence.

Sources in the Home Ministry told ETV Bharat that the advisory was issued following a security review meeting that took place in the Home Ministry late evening on Tuesday. "The Home Ministry is concerned over the violent incident that took place in different states across the country during the Ram Navami procession," sources said.

Quoting the advisory, sources said that the Home Ministry has asked the state administrations as well as security agencies to keep a right vigil over the minority-dominated areas. As per the sources, Home Minister Amit Shah held a security review meeting with Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, and chiefs of central paramilitary forces at North Block over the deteriorated law and order situation that was witnessed in different states including West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat among others.

Apart from sending central paramilitary forces to assist the Bihar government in maintaining the law and order situation, the MHA on Tuesday asked for a detailed report on the violence that took place in West Bengal from the state government.

Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged people to celebrate the Hanuman Jayanti festival peacefully, and said while religion is a personal choice, festivities were an occasion for all to join in. Her appeal comes on the eve of the festival dedicated to Lord Hanuman and within days of the state witnessing a series of violent clashes and vandalism in the industrial districts of Howrah and Hooghly during processions celebrating Ram Navami.

"Tomorrow is Hanuman Jayanti. I will urge everybody to celebrate it peacefully. There will be no problem if peace is observed. Bengal is the land of peace," Banerjee told reporters after inaugurating a new building for the Press Club in this sea resort town in Purba Medinipur district. Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress supremo, is on a four-day trip to the district. I say religion is a personal choice, while festivities are for everyone. We must see that we celebrate festivals together peacefully. We all must pray for peace irrespective of our religious identity. Let peace prevail around the world, in India and Bengal," she said.

Addressing a programme at Khejuri in the district on Monday, the chief minister had directed the police to be alert as she was apprehensive of violence during the Hanuman Jayanti celebrations. Banerjee has been alleging that the opposition BJP is behind the recent incidents of clashes in Howrah and Hooghly districts during Ram Navami celebrations. The TMC accused the BJP of conspiring to polarise the society for political gain, the saffron camp claimed it was appeasement politics of the ruling party behind the incident. On Tuesday, West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose rushed from Darjeeling to visit violence-hit Rishra in Hooghly district and take stock of the situation there.

Also read: West Bengal violence: MHA seeks report; Guv says 'won't allow forces of darkness to take society to ransom'

Last Updated : Apr 5, 2023, 10:50 PM IST
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