Influenced by rape-accused Asaram Bapu, Chhattisgarh government turns Valentine's Day into Parents' Day

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The News Minute | February 7, 2015 | 9.37 pm IST Jailed godman Asaram Bapuâ€™s advice, the BJP-led Chhattisgarh government in the state has officially declared Valentineâ€™s Day as Matru-Pitru Divas (Parentsâ€™ Day). According to a report in The Hindu, for the last two years, the Chhattisgarh government has been celebrating Parentsâ€™ Day by sending circulars but it has now given standing orders through the Department of Public Instruction to declaring February 14 as Parentsâ€™ Day. Henceforth, parents would be invited to schools for to observe Parentsâ€™ Day. The state government has denied that there was pressure from the RSS to issue such an order. Meanwhile, in Kerala, in reply to the Hindu Maha Sabhaâ€™s call, the Kiss of love (KOL) organizers have announced a love letter campaign and have asked people to post love letters from February 13th midnight to February 14th midnight. Read- Let's write love letters so poetic that fascists run away: Kiss of Love's campaign against Hindu Maha Sabha Tweet

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