Hindu organisations under the banner of ‘National Hindu Movement’ staged a demonstration at the old bus stand, Ponda, on Sunday. The demonstration is part of a nationwide Hindu campaign.
Slogans like ‘enforce anti-conversion act to stop devious conversion of Hindus,’ ‘declare Hatkatro Khaamb as national monument’ were raised. Speakers made demands in line with the agitation – enforce a stringent anti-conversion act to stop forceful conversions made by offering monetary incentives, strict action be initiated against persons, NGOs and educational institutions engaged in conversion activities and inquiry be held into their source of funding.
“Hindus who wish to re-convert to their original religion should not be restrained from doing so. Also, the administration should provide them with all facilities,” stated a speaker.
Organisations which participated in the agitation were Shiv Sena, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, Sanatan Sanstha, Ranragini. Rama Usapkaroh, Deepa Mamledar, Suryakant Satarkar, Rakha Kolvekar, Akshay Parab, Dr Manoj Solanki, Sruti Hazare, Gajanan Naik and Yogesh Nagvekar also spoke. Shailesh Behare compered and also proposed the vote of thanks.
