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#1 [ LETTER TO NEWSPAPERS] D-504 Purvasha Mayur Vihar 1 Delhi 110091 29 December 2003 Dear Editor, While the Sangh Parivar has every right to observe the death of Kushabhau Thakre in any way it pleases, Madhya Pradesh has no business to arrange a state funeral and declare two days of mourning for a person who was neither an elected representative there nor a constitutional functionary. This is misuse of public resources for private purposes. The waste will become far greater because the state's economy will come to a halt for a day. Although on paper we are a democracy and a republic, under the Sangh Parivar dispensation the trappings of monarchy have returned. Narendra Modi's second swearing-in was a regal affair attended by both the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister (who will, naturally, also witness the cremation of the late Mr. Thakre); and the recent swearings-in of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan were also modelled after the circus of ancient Rome and the late Shri Hitler's rally at Nuremberg. Yours truly, Mukul Dube See Related report: Thakre cremated with full state honours http://www.thehindu.com/2003/12/30/stories/2003123003961100.htm --------------------------------------------------------- #2 The Times of India Sena to play party-pooper TIMES NEWS NETWORK DECEMBER 30, 2003 PUNE: Shiv Sena activists in the city have threatened to disrupt New Year's eve entertainment parties and programmes, if they extend beyond the 10 pm -deadline. But police commissioner A.N. Roy told TNN that nobody will be allowed to take law into their hands. "As it is, the government allows all restaurants and hotels to function beyond midnight even on normal days" he said. The police will act strictly against violators of the law, he warned. The Sena's city unit president and vice-president, Rambhau Parikh and Raghunath Kuchik, respectively, submitted a memorandum to Roy on Monday, urging the police to maintain a "strict vigil' on parties at hotels, bars, restaurants and resorts. Kuchik said that the Sena has requested the police to ensure that deadlines are observed. The memorandum also warned that Sena activists will enforce the 10 pm-deadline. |
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