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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TN Assembly elections: Eight-month pregnant homemaker wins Thiru Vi Ka Nagar seat for TVK
Chennai (PTI): Before giving birth, she had already delivered a mandate—a symbol of hope for Thiru Vi Ka Nagar.
Echoing Delhi’s 2013 “common citizen” political churn associated with the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), an eight-month-pregnant homemaker, M R Pallavi, has been elected as an MLA from Chennai’s Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency, emerging as one of the notable first-time faces of the Vijay-led TVK in the recently held Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
In the narrow lanes of Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, a steady stream of media personnel has been making their way to Pallavi’s residence—a scene reminiscent of the result day in Delhi when journalists thronged the modest home of Rakhi Birla, who had won from Mangolpuri on an AAP ticket.
Pallavi, 36, a homemaker educated up to class XII, defeated the DMK candidate K S Ravichandran by a margin of 22,333 votes in the reserved Thiru Vi Ka Nagar Assembly constituency.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats, while DMK and AIADMK got 59 and 47, respectively.
Pallavi’s victory has drawn attention due to her personal circumstances. She campaigned extensively while eight months pregnant, going door-to-door to reach voters.
According to local accounts, she even fainted once during the campaign but continued her outreach.
She has not spoken to the media following her victory, as doctors have advised her to rest. Her husband, Rajesh, briefly recounted her campaign efforts.
A self-professed admirer of actor-turned-politician Vijay, Pallavi joined TVK soon after its formation and is now among its first-time legislators.
Doctors have advised her to be hospitalised around May 20, as she is expecting her second child. Ahead of that, voters in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar have entrusted her with representing them in the state Assembly.
Political observers say the rise of candidates like Pallavi signals a possible shift in Tamil Nadu’s political landscape, with voters backing a new party and candidates from non-traditional backgrounds.
