*Rashtriaya Sadbhavana Yatra*
Mr. Yugal Kishore Sharan Shastri of ‘Ayodhya ki Awaj’ has taken the intuitive to organize the Sadbhavana (Harmony) yatra (March) from Ayodhya to Sevagram from 10th December 2010. Preceding the Yatra on 9th September a meeting on Communal Harmony was organized in Fiazabad. Teesta Setalvad, Mazhar Husain, Maulana Nomani, Yugal Kishore Sharan Shastri and Ram Puniyani addressed the meeting and called upon the people to promote communal harmony and national integration in the society. Most of the speakers criticized the Ayodhya verdict of 2010, and called upon the society to propagate for a judgment which is based on the values of Indian Constitution. The yatra first came to Sultanpur where Sanjay Singh and friends welcomed the yatra. A meeting was organized amongst the students to talk about the values of national integration. Further the entourage reached Allahabad where the Azadi bachao Vidyalay welcome the peace activists. A series of meetings were organized in Allahabad by Dr. Banwarilal Sharma of the Azadi Bachao Andolan. In the first meeting the academics and activists discussed the issues related to threat to Indian Constitution. The meeting felt that we need to intensify efforts to reach the message of peace to broad layers of society, especially the youth and students. In another meeting with the students associated with film club of the Vidyalaya Ram Puniyani gave the brief history of communalism in India, the values of freedom movement, the truth behind misconceptions of the society and the need to enhance the values of Indian Constitution and to oppose the hate generated by Religion based nationalism. In another meeting with the leaders of Muslim community, the impact of communal politics on the lives of minorities was discussed and it was resolved that minorities should join the secular and democratic forces to ensure the dignity and equity of the minorities. It was felt that there is a need to further take the message of peace to different layers of society. The yatra further went to Chitrakoot and Satana. It will terminate at Sevagram on 18th December. Various organizations have endorsed the effort, these include All India Secular Forum, Cova, ASHA, NAPM, Center for Study of Society and Secularism and Nirman Foundation. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en.
