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Leaders of Maharashtra, act against Hate Now!

Abide by the solemn oath taken on the Constitution.

To,

Shri Eknath Shinde,

Respected Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Address: Chief Minister’s Office, Government of Maharashtra,6th Floor, Mantralaya, Mumbai 400032; Phone: 022-22025151

CC: Shri Rajnish Sheth,

Respected Director General of Police (DGP)

Email: [email protected]

Address: Old Council Hall, Maharashtra State Police Hd Qt, S B Marg, Opp Regal Cinema, Colaba, Mumbai 400039, India; Phone: (022)22856817

Respected Sirs.

We, the people of India, are witnessing a dangerous trend of hate-mongering in the state of Maharashtra. Since December 2022, repeat offenders have been actively spreading offensive and provocative speeches that target minorities with acts of violence and discrimination. Sadly, there is only silence from the political and police leadership and this petition urges swift and pre-emptive action.

[ Annexed below are a List of alarming gatherings that have been allowed to take place across the state from December 14, 2022. The organising outfits range from the Hindu Jan Jagran Samiti, Hindu Janagran Morcha, to the Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and not to forget the Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad. The Sudharsharn TV chief and a legislator belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Telangana have also held meetings ]

This organised attempt raises the question, why the sudden interest in the state. Is this not part of a design?

Surely, this bodes ill for social harmony in the state.

As the Lok Sabha (Indian Parliament) elections are just 15 months away, and state assembly polls will be held three months after that, we need to act now. To ensure that issues that are placed before the people of Maharashtra relate to social justice, education, jobs and unemployment, inflation, poverty alleviation and the empowerment of girls and women. These are the values that the state of Maharashtra has always stood for. There should be zero tolerance for the forces that bank on demonization and stigmatization of sections of our own people and generate divisive sentiments through such hate speech among the state's polity. We cannot let this cynical strategy go unchecked.

We call upon all Maharashtrian Indian citizens to demand from their elected representatives and In-Charge IPS and IAS officers that they abide by the Oath of Allegiance to the Constitution of India, which is enshrined in Schedule III of the Constitution. This schedule is rarely read but is endearingly candid and simple. Once elected, every elected representative is law bound to uphold the Principles and Values of the Indian Constitution. The same principle under the Third Schedule applies to IAS and IPS officers who don their powerful positions.

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