: Pune: Atheists’ meet postponed as police cited law and order situation on Ram Navami, say organisers #IndiaNEWS A conference of atheists, slated to be held in Pune on Sunday, was postponed after

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Pune: Atheists’ meet postponed as police cited law and order situation on Ram Navami, say organisers #IndiaNEWS
A conference of atheists, slated to be held in Pune on Sunday, was postponed after police said that the event on the day of Hindu festival Ram Navami could lead to a law and order situation, the organisers told The Indian Express. The conference, scheduled to be held at the city’s SM Joshi Foundation Hall between 10 am to 1 pm on Sunday, was organised by a group called Shaheed Bhagat Singh VicharmanchNitin Hande, one of the organisers of the event, said he was informed by the police that some Hindutva outfits had objected to the event, PTI reported. The police, however, did not name any outfit or person, he added.“They [police] said some organisations have claimed that the atheist conference is planned on Ram Navami for hurting the sentiments of the believers,� Hande said, according to The Indian Express. “Police expressed fear of law and order situation.�The organisers told the police that the event was an indoor programme and did not intend to hurt anybody. “It is meant for those who believe in scientific approach, humanity, modernity, atheism and principles of our Constitution,� Hande said.The police then asked the organiser to postpone their conference to April 24. “The police sent us a letter, asking us to postpone the event, but...Read more

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