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Hruday Chakradhar conducted the event. He blamed the government for bringing such a situation and claimed the promises made since the last four years were hollow.Commenting on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Ganvir said it was an irony that no salary hike was given to sweepers while crores of rupees were spent on the government’s ambitious cleanliness drive.The programme was inaugurated by Ambedkarite littérateur Tarachand Khandekar while Vimalsurya Chimankar presided. But due to the recent spread of sectarian nationalism idea, people today are trying to promote their personal agendas.”It has become difficult to coexist peacefully and uphold the highest tradition of unity in diversity, he said, adding, it is important to promote the ideology of Indian nationalism which in all-inclusive and accepts different strata of the society.Puniyani took the audience through the different eras of freedom movement, medieval history, the Constitution of India, philosophies of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru who always kept in mind the rich history of the country.In his introductory remarks, Bhimrao Ganvir said introduction of goods and services tax (GST), demonetisation and the rising prices of various products was making it difficult for the poor man to survive. Nagpur: The idea of sectarian nationalism that seems to be gaining ground would not augur well for the country and therefore efforts should be made to ensure that all the communities coexist peacefully, said noted thinker Ram Puniyani on Monday.There have been growing cases of intolerance following ban on beef, love jihad, ghar wapasi and food habits in the last few years, Puniyani said, while delivering a talk at an Asahishnuta Virodhi Parishad, organized jointly by Shevantarjun Pratishthan, Samyak Vichar Manch and Blue Thunder Productions at Mor Hindi Bhavan, Sitabuldi.The convention was aimed at highlighting the issue of intolerance towards Dalits, adivasis and some other sections of the society.Puniyani said, “Our country is tapestry of diversity with everybody’s life incorporating different facets, a practice that has been mutually accepted by other citizens of the society..