Hindu convention calls for abolition of democracy
15 Jun 2017
Says Hindu nation is the only remedy to all problems
Team Herald
PONDA:
A convention of Hindu fundamentalists on Wednesday called for abolition
of the Indian democracy and establishment of a Hindu nation.
The
convention, the sixth of its nature, is being held at Vidyadhiraj
meeting hall of Ramnath Temple, Ponda, on the topic “Need for unity of
Hindu community and Saints for establishing the Hindu Nation.”
Calling
the present system as a “pseudo democracy imposed by the British”,
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti national spokesperson Ramesh Shinde said that
prior to the arrival of the Muslim invaders and the British, India was a
capable Hindu nation. However, he implied, the Muslim invasion and the
British rule crippled the country therefore, he said, “we are making the
blue print of removing the pseudo democracy imposed on us by the
British.”
Resenting that they are “being ridiculed as a
fringe organisation” for their effort at uniting Hindus and Hindu
organisations at the national level, he lamented, “Today, there is no
ban on those who give the slogan ‘O’ India, you will break up.” Instead,
he said, there is a demand to ban the All India Hindu Convention that
is propagating the establishment of the Hindu Nation through democratic
means.
Sanatan preacher Sadhwi Saraswati, speaking at
the inaugural session of the convention, emphasised that Hindus abjure
violence and that “There is no such thing as saffron terrorism. Saffron
means dedicated life for the Nation and Dharma.”
Claiming
that there are demands for banning Sanatan and Hindu Janajagruti
Samiti, Sadhwi Saraswati warned that any such ban would be
counterproductive because, she said, “If a ban was imposed on Sanatan or
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, several Sanatans will grow out of them.”
Yati
Ma Chetananand Saraswati, another speaker, appealed to Hindus to
display bravery to protect Hindu Dharma as, “Today, several assaults are
taking place on the Hindu Dharma.”
Dr Charudatta
Pingale, the national guide of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, claimed that
the Indian Constitution is discriminatory towards the Hindus and that
they are denied justice under the present democratic system. Therefore,
he said, “Hindu Nation is the only remedy (to all the problems faced by
the Hindus). Establishing the Hindu Nation is not merely a thought for
us, it is a Holy observance.”
The Convention is being
attended by more than 538 representatives of more than 132 Hindu
organisations from 21 States, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
