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| Pay tributes to martyrs, ignore celebrating Valentine Day | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 11: Shri Ram Sena (SRS) today called upon the people of the country, especially living in J&K, to pay tributes to PulwamaCRPF martyrs and ignore celebrating Valentine Day on February 14th."it was on February 14thin 2019 that around 50 CRPF Jawans were martyred in suicide attack on J&Khighway at Pulwama and in the process they rendered a great sacrifice for thenation", SRS President Rajiv Mahajan hadsaid in a statement here.This day has a specialimportance for countrymen as it reminds them about the sacrifices made bysecurity forces on the borders and in the hinterland of the border state ofJ&K, he said adding that instead of celebrated Valentine Day on February 14th,people belonging different castes and religious groups should pay tributes tosuch brave men who are defending country men at the cost of their own lives. Valentine Day is basically aWestern tradition and unfortunately it is increasingly becoming popular in somecosmopolitan cities of India. It is usually called Saint Valentine's Day andhis recognized as a significant cultural and religious and commercialcelebration of romance and romantic love in many regions around the world. However this is not usually welcome by all Indians, the vast majority of whomlive outside major cities and remain more conservative and their urban cousins.SRS chief said that most ofthe modern Indians still remain a conservative society especially when it comesto social norms concerning love and marriages. Therefore, marriages in Indiafor arranged only when families, communities, castes and horoscope match, hesaid adding the youngsters in our country are an investment for the better andplanned future of the elders and the society is petrified of what according tothem is 'unconventional romances'.He said that Indian culturehas survive for more than 5000 years because it is flexible, inclusive and ourevolving. It has welcome everyone with open arms and made them its own. Today,we need to revive the same spirit of tolerance and inclusion and thus followingthe traditional concepts cure the venom of hatred spreading so rapidly acrosssocial and communal strata.He urged the people of thecountry, especially those living in J&K to remember this day of 14thFebruary as 'Sacrifice Day' and thus not only pray for the departed but alsofind ways to help the families of the martyrs. |
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