Close to 50 civil society groups and over 150 activists on Wednesday appealed to the nation ‘to resist and confront the growing culture of violence facing the country’ through a national campaign, called ‘India Unites for Non-Violence and Harmony’, being organised on January 30 to coincide with Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary.
The collective has called upon citizens across the country to observe one-minute silence at 5.17 p.m. on January 30, the exact time when Gandhiji was assassinated, and take a pledge of non-violence and harmony. Various events like peace rallies, awareness programmes and public meetings will also be held in the run up to the national campaign.