[Assam] Women convention against defiling Hindu Gods

[Pradip Kumar Datta]

Women convention against defiling Hindu Gods

 
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Ram is etched on Indian mind. His insult is insult of every Indian -Dr Najma Heptullah 

“A
nationwide signature campaign has been launched against the offensive
textbooks of DU and the signatures would be submitted to the Union HRD
Minister and Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University.” — Atul Kothari 

“The
manner in which Muslims have been described in the textbooks makes it
evident that there is a concerted attempt to create a rift between
communities and weaken the structure of the society.” — Mridula Sinha 

“Shri M.F. Husain painted Hindu gods and goddess
in outrageous and desecrated manner. People approached me to support
his deeds, perhaps because he is a Muslim. But I told them that freedom
of expression is limited to the point until it does not hurt others. I
cannot condone an attack on the faith of any community. If Husain
wishes to paint women in the nude even at this age of 90, why doesn’t
he paint his own mother, sister, wife and daughter in the nude. He must
apologise to the nation for his misdeeds. — Najma 

"Lord
Ram belongs to not any one community, but to the whole Bharat. Whenever
there is an attempt to vilify the characters of Ram and Sita, I am as
hurt as everyone else. Those who are distorting the history and
insulting the faith of the nation cannot be pardoned,” said former
Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha Dr Najma Heptullah. 

She
was addressing a convention of women organised in New Delhi by Shiksha
Bachao Andolan Samiti on July 26. Noted writer and former chairperson
of Central Social Welfare Board
Smt. Mridula Sinha, former Principal of Kalindi College Smt. Malti and
advocate in Delhi High Court Smt. Monika Arora also addressed the
convention. 

Dr Heptullah said what is being taught to students in schools and colleges today hurts the faith of millions of people. “Nobody whether he is a writer or a painter has the right to hurt the sentiments of 100 crore people by denigrating Sri Ram and Sita. M.F. Husain
painted Hindu gods and goddess in outrageous and desecrated manner.
People approached me to support his deeds, perhaps because he is a
Muslim. But I told them that freedom of expression is limited to the
point until it does not hurt others. I cannot condone an attack on the
faith of any community. If Husain wishes to paint women in
 nude even at this age of 90, why doesn’t he paint his own mother, sister, wife and daughter in the nude?
He must apologise to the nation for his misdeeds. I am surprised at the
fact that you people are sitting so quietly; why don’t you do
something? You must protest strongly and launch a campaign against such
activities. I am always with you,” she added. 

She pointed out that Maulana Abul Kalam Azad wanted to give more importance to education than defence after Independence. “He was proud of the cultural greatness of Bharat. That is why he got the Ramayana and the Mahabharata
translated into Urdu and Persian so that the Urdu and Persian-speaking
people of the neighbouring countries could read the great epics and
infuse good samskars into themselves. But those translations could not
be published till now, thanks to ‘secularism’ of the Congress,” she said. 

Smt.
Malti said that it is a time-tested strategy, effectively used by the
Britishers to destroy the education system of a society in order to
heap insult on our self-respect, culture and all the things that we
have been proud of. The Britishers used this strategy to make us
slave—they propounded a twisted version of our history, our culture and
traditions in such a way that we started feeling inferior and felt
ashamed of ourselves. “Don’t wait for any saviour. Initiate yourself to
save your culture, otherwise it will be too late,” she said. 

Smt.
Mridula Sinha appealed to the parents to reject the=2 0distorted
textbooks being taught to their children in schools and colleges. “We
want our children to learn that Sita was a pious and powerful woman who
should be a role model for all young girls. Lakshman is that model
brother-in-law who respected Sita. Ram is that ideal man who is in our
heart as the most revered. The manner in which Muslims have been
described in the textbooks makes it evident that there is a concerted
attempt to create a rift between communities and weaken the structure
of the society. The books should instead promote brotherhood and
respect everyone,” she added. 

Smt.
Monika Arora provided graphic details of all the objectionable portions
in DU textbooks. She gave examples of how universities take immediate
action when examination papers ask anything that could hurt the
sentiments of Muslims and other religions. Then why is it that when
Hindu sentiments are hurt, it is freedom of expression, and when
anything affects other religions, it is a criminal offence? She said
the Shiksha Bachao Andolan Samiti has been fighting against the dirt
and filth being taught in schools and colleges and the regular attempt
to hurt the sentiments and vitiate the minds of our young generation. 

She appealed to the women to first study themselves the textbooks of their children, list all the
 objectionable portions, raise the matter in PTA, request the school authorities
not to ask questions in exams from the objectionable portions, lodge
complaints with the police and when nobody lis tens file a criminal
case in court under Sections 153, 153A, 295, 295A and 252 of IPC for
hurting the sentiments. 

Addressing the gathering Shri Atul
Kothari, joint national convenor of Shiksha Bachao Andolan Samiti said
a nationwide signature campaign has been launched against the offensive
textbooks and the signatures would be sent to the Minister of Human
Resource Development and Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University. He said a
delegation of 100 women would meet the Union HRD Minister and
Vice-Chancellor and would submit a memorandum highlighting how their
sentiments have been hurt. 

The women attending the convention
unanimously condemned the UPA government and Vice-Chancellor of Delhi
University for misrepresenting Indian culture and traditions and
demeaning Hinduism through distortions in the textbooks. 

They
warned the University authorities that the offensive textbooks, which
have been recommended for BA second year history (hons.) and pass
course students, must be immediately withdrawn because they are
designed to cripple the minds of the youth and make them irreverent.
The women also said their struggle would continue till the Delhi
University removes all the offensive portions from the textbooks and
replace them with right information.