Sanjauli: Pro-Hindutva group urges local vegetable sellers to display ‘Sanatan Sabji Wala’ placards
Sanjauli: Devbhoomi Sangharsh Samiti (DSS), a pro-Hindutva organisation that has been actively pursuing the Sanjauli mosque issue with local authorities in Himachal Pradesh, has called on vegetable sellers to display placards reading “Sanatan Sabji Wala.”
Members of DSS, along with Civil Society Group, Sanjauli, distributed placards to local vegetable sellers, urging them to display these signs at their stalls and shops.
According to a report by The Indian Express published on Friday, Vikas Thapta, who is associated with the DSS and the Civil Society Group, stated that they distributed placards with ‘Sanatan Sabji Wala’ written on them among vegetable sellers. “We distributed placards only to differentiate between local vegetable sellers in Sanjauli sitting for a long time and those who come here frequently, disturb the peace, and vanish,” he said. He added that no one was forced to display the placard on their stalls.
Meanwhile, an activist from the outfit told the Tribune that they have launched a campaign to place these boards in the shops of Hindu vendors and are urging people “to buy vegetables and fruit only from Hindu vendors.”
However, Shimla Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Gandhi asserted that this is not permissible under law. “One can’t be allowed to do something that promotes disharmony, division, and discrimination in society. It’s a criminal offence and punishable under law,” he was quoted as saying by Tribune.
Several vegetable sellers reportedly removed the placards shortly after members of the DSS and Civil Society Group left the local market.
Sanjauli, located a few kilometers from Shimla, was the epicenter of violent clashes last month that demanded the demolition of the alleged illegal Sanjauli mosque. Over 15 FIRs were registered against protesters, including members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Devbhoomi Sangarsh Samiti, and other groups.
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Jarkiholi is my colleague, don’t see us as enemies: DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has stated that Satish Jarkiholi and he are colleagues and not enemies.
Speaking to presspersons here, Shivakumar questioned the media for portraying tension between the two leaders. “It is true that Satish Jarkiholi and I met at a wedding last night. We discussed the state and the party. Satish Jarkiholi and I are colleagues. Why do you see us as enemies?” he asked.
Shivakumar was responding to queries near the new Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) office on Thursday.
When asked about Jarkiholi’s visit, he said, “We attend cabinet meetings in the afternoon, we meet for dinner, we meet for breakfast in the morning; these interactions are normal. In politics, friendship, relationships, and closeness always exist.”
He added, “Now, M.B. Patil and I spoke for about an hour about how to attract investors to the state, how Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are competing with us. A global conference will be held in Telangana soon, and we discussed how Karnataka should compete at the global level. It is natural to discuss the state’s progress this way.”
Speaking about the inauguration of the new KKRDB office, he said, “Businessmen in Karnataka should be respected. Their work should be facilitated, officers’ visits should be convenient, and files should be cleared quickly. The state government has built a new KKRDB office under the leadership of M.B. Patil. They had been in a rented building for so long; now they have their own office. It is close to Vidhana Soudha, bus and railway stations.”
When mediapersons asked about, leader of opposition, R. Ashoka’s comments regarding the Upalokayukta report that allegedly shows 63% corruption in the state, Shivakumar retorted, stating that, “It’s a pity that R. Ashoka doesn’t know the time period the report covers. Let him first read the report. Let him raise the issue in the session, and we will answer there.”
On whether a date has been fixed for the all-party delegation’s visit to Delhi, he said, “We still need to discuss it. The Union Minister said he is busy with the Parliament session, so we postponed the meeting scheduled for December 8. He had written a letter about this. The Prime Minister has a meeting with Prahlad Joshi. Nirmala Sitharaman has to introduce a bill that day. Somanna also said he will not be able to attend. A date will be fixed that is convenient for all of us.”
