Hanuman Jayanti 2023: MHA tells states to maintain law and order; monitor any factor that can disturb communal harmony
New Delhi, April 5: Ahead of Hanuman Jayanti 2023, Ministry of Home Affairs issued an advisory to all states on the maintenance of law and order ahead of Hanuman Jayanti.
MHA advised the states to ensure peaceful observance of the festival and keep track of factors that could disturb communal harmony in society.
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The Home Minister’s Office statement said, "MHA has issued an advisory to all states in preparation for Hanuman Jayanti. The governments are encouraged to ensure the maintenance of law and order, peaceful observance of the festival, and monitoring of any factors that could disturb communal harmony in society."
The development comes on the heels of clahes that erupted in West Bengal and neighbouring Bihar during Ram Navami celebrations. Incidents of violence, arson and stone pelting were reported in these two states around Ram Navami.
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 were also enforced in some areas of West Bengal in the wake of the clashes.
Ahead of Hanuman Jayanti, the acting Chief Justice Bench of the Calcutta High Court had also ordered the deployment of central force personnel in some sensitive areas of the state.
Meanwhile, the court directed the state to request the assistance of paramilitary forces in the interest of maintaining law and order.
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The court further added, "If the intelligence department of the state was alert, such violence would not have happened. It also instructed that no political leader will give any provoking statement to the media."
Meanwhile, Home Ministry also asked West Bengal governmemt to submit a report at the earliest on the incident of violence in Howrah, where several vehicles were torched and shops vandalized last week.
A total of 10 companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) have been sent to Bihar after violent clashes erupted there during Ram Navami celebrations.
Tension prevailed in Bihar even a day after Ram Navami as fresh violence was reported in Rohtas and Nalanda districts on Saturday, the police had said.
In Nalanda's Biharsharif, a person was killed and several others injured after clashes broke out between two groups. Six people were injured in a blast in Sasaram town of Rohtas district.
- ANI
